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and brush from the place where a cedar stand is desired, when 

 not too dry, it is best to burn over the surface and then sow 

 the seed mixed with dirt." (Geol. Ept., '99, Gifford, 286.) 



"Chamcecyparis thyoides is the choicest of the soft woods. 

 For boat and tank construction it has no equal. The wood is 

 soft and light, clean and easily seasoned, and most remark- 

 able for its durability. The White Cedar should only be 

 grown on wet mucky or wet sandy soil. It should be planted 

 when two years old at a distance of three feet." (Hort. Ept., 

 '03, Meier, 215.) 



Fig. 6. 



Juniperus Virginiana, L. Red Cedar. Savin. From Sargent's "Trees of North America." 



*Juniperus Virginiana, L. Reel Cedar. Savin. 



"Common in dry soil throughout the State, except in the 

 Pine Barrens, where it is only occasionally met with." (Brit- 

 ton.) 



"The Red Cedar grows in South Jersey in dry fields, while 

 in the Southern States it is common in swamps. The quality 

 of timber also depends upon the location of the tree. It is 

 claimed that the Red Cedar which grows on the beaches of 

 South Jersey is much more durable than that which grows on 

 the mainland." (Geol. Ept, '94, Gifford, 251.) 



"The rate of growth of Bed Cedar is far less rapid than 

 that of Pinns rigida and Pinus echinata. It appears from 

 an examination of Eed Cedar stumps, posts and post timber 

 grown on white sand on the shore of Great Egg Harbor below 

 Mays Landing, that in similar situations this tree, in rather 



