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and have sprouted very feebly. The dominant stand contains 
96 trees to the acre, of which 96 per cent are class 1 species, 4 per cent 
are class 2, and none are undesirable. Red oak and white oak 
between 5 and 14 inches in diameter form over 87 per cent of the 
i J s le 7 dee she! t. The surrounding 
Fic. 9.—A blank in a stand of hardwoods left by the death of the chestnut. di 
oaks are filling it by an extension of their crowns. The crown cover will soon be completely 
closed. (Maltby tract, southern Connecticut) 
dominant stand. The undesirable species are practically confined 
to the understory. The dominant stand is reinforced by a subordi- 
nate stand of 572 trees, of which 46 per cent are class 1 species and 
15 per cent are class 2. It is therefore evident that although this 
