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Castanea pumila, Mill. Chinquapin. 



"Mercer: Near Trenton, in woods between White Horse 

 and Mercerville. Gloucester: Abundant at Clarksboro. 

 Salem: Near Jericho." (Britton.) 



*Quercus rubra, L. Red Oak. 



"Woods. Atlantic: Landisville, scarce. Camden: Occa- 

 sional near Camden; Ateo, rare. Gloucester: Occasional, 

 and common in the middle and northern counties." (Brit- 

 ton. ) 



"There is little oak of value left on the uplands. In or 

 near villages in protected localities large specimens may still 

 be seen." .(Geol. Ept, '94, Gifford, 254.) 



"A very large part of the Pine-Barren district is oak cop- 

 pice. The area in pine, however, is constantly decreasing, 

 the area in oak increasing. Oaks of some kind almost invari- 

 ably follow pine. Throughout every pine woods are scattered 

 here and there suppressed oaks, the seeds of which may have 

 been dropped by jays or chickarees. Just as soon as the pines 

 are cut, these oaks, owing to increase of light and room, grow 



Fig. 12. 

 Quercu8 rubra, L. Red Oak. From Sargent's " Trees Of North America." 



quickly. In spite of the poverty of the soil and the inroads of 

 insects, and although burnt and cut again and again, they 

 show remarkable vigor. Many dry leaves cling to the small 

 oak trees until the following spring ; the limbs reach close to 

 the ground, and fire, therefore, in the late winter or early 



