282 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. 
In the “Timber Pines of the South,’ Dr. Chas. Mohr, in the 
chapter on this species, says: ‘“‘When maintenance of forest, and 
production of timber under a rational system of forestry is to 
become the rule, this species, above all others of southerly distri- 
bution, will claim attention, for it can be safely asserted that of 
the coniferous trees adapted to the climatic conditions of the 
Southern Atlantic forest, no other can be found of better 
promise, for the production of valuable timber in the shortest 
time.” In another place he says: ‘““Among the coniferous trees 
of Eastern North America, the short-leaf-pine stands next to the 
long-leaf-pine (P. palustris), in importance to the lumber indus- 
try and in the value of its timber. Freer from resinous matter, 
softer, more easily worked, not less susceptible of a good finish, 
the lumber of the short-leaf-pine is often preferred by the cabinet- 
maker and the house-carpenter to that of the long-leaf-pine. 
Less tenacious and of less power of resistance under strain, it is 
principally used for the lighter frame-work in buildings, for 
weather-boarding, flooring, ceiling, wainscoting, cases for win- 
dows and doors, for frames and sashes of all kinds, and for 
shingles. Most of the dwellings located within the districts 
where this tree prevails are built almost entirely of short-leaf- 
pine lumber, which bears ample testimony to its wide usefulness. 
It is also extensively employed in car-building, for cross-ties, 
and in the manufacture of furniture.” In another place he 
says: ““No other timber tree found in the southern portion of 
the Atlantic forest region is more easy of natural reproduction 
than this, throughout the wide range of its distribution. This 
is readily accounted for by its great fecundity, the seeds pro- 
duced in great abundance almost without failure every year 
being profusely spread far and wide, and germinating easily 
whenever the proper soil and a chance are offered for their 
reception. By their thrifty growth the seedlings soon gain the 
upper-hand over the contemporary growth of other species.” 
Sudworth, in a paper on the ‘Forest Trees of Tennessee,” 
says: “As is well known this pine (P. echzzata, short-leaf-pine) 
ranks in commercial importance next to the famous _long-leaf. 
The adaptation of the pine to the poor, dry hills and other slop- 
ing lands of East Tennessee is truly remarkable as seen in some 
localities. Theories that great care and nursing are necessary 
