*Pimts echinata. Mill. Yellow Pine. Short-leaved Pine. 



"Middlesex: Sparingly near South Amboy. Monmouth 

 and Ocean: Dry, sandy soil, common; Xew Egypt, abund- 

 ant, but I have not seen much of it in the pine barrens. Bur- 

 lington: Common in the western part of the county; Med- 

 ford, Quaker Bridge, Brown Mills. Camden : Frequent ; 



Fig. 3. 

 Pintts echinata, Mill. Yellow Pine. Short-leaved Pine. From Sargent's "Trees of North 



Aneora. Winslow. Gloucester : Mickleton. Swedesboro. Cum- 

 berland : Fairton : frequent about Bridgeton. Atlantic : 

 Mays Landing, Hammonton." (Britton.) 



"The original forest cover has practically disappeared and 

 a large percentage of what remains is in a poor condition. 

 The choicest timber on the upland was Yellow Pine. Only 

 several small patches of this virgin pine remain, the finest of 

 which is at Inskipps, on the road to the Blue Hole from Wins- 

 low. Another beautiful grove may be seen at Jenkins Xeck, 

 and other clumps have been left in protected spots. It is 

 known to woodmen as the 'smooth bark pine.' * * * In 

 South Jersey Pinus echinata grows the best in light, loamy 

 soil." (Geol. Rpt., '94, Gifford, 251, 252.) 



"In the finest virgin pine forest (P. echinata) in South 

 Jersey, where no fires have burnt and no trees have been cut 

 fur years, there is a dense underwood, the chestnut oak pre- 

 dominating." (Geol. Rpt., '94, Gifford, 267.) 



"In dense stands both the Short-leaf and Pitch Pines have 

 long, clear trunks and short, narrow crowns. When growing 



