ishes not only on loamy soil, but on dry, unproductive sand, 

 and in low, wet areas, called 'pine swamps.' In dense stands 

 the Pitch Pine has a long, clear trunk and a short, narrow 

 crown. When growing in mixture, they reach about the same 

 maximum dimensions, namely, a height of eighty-five and a 

 diameter of two feet. The greater part of the Pitch Pine is, 

 however, growing in open stands. The most interesting 

 silvicultural characteristic of the Pitch Pine is its ability to 

 send up shoots from dormant buds at the collar of the root 

 and to sprout in the crown after the foliage has been com- 

 pletely burned. The ability of Pitch Pine to sprout is a very 

 important characteristic, for in this way burned land is re- 

 stocked at once with a growth of pine, which, though of little 

 value for anything but cord-wood, shades the ground and will 

 eventually restore the seedling growth if the fires are kept 

 out." (Geol. Ept., '98, Pinchot, 45.) 



u Pinus rigida is exceedingly abundant in the coniferous 

 zone, where it often forms the bulk of the arboreal vegetation 

 over large areas. Less abundant in the tension zone.* Eepre- 

 sented by scattered groves or individuals in the deciduous 

 zone. It is the characteristic pine of the coniferous zone." 

 (Geol. Ept., '99, Hollick, 189.) 



''Pinus rigida attains a size suitable for fire- wood in from 

 fifteen to twenty years, and it is commonly estimated that it 

 will produce as many cords per acre as it has been years in 

 growing. * * * When the timber becomes larger its 

 value per cord increases, as it then finds a market for lumber 

 and lath, for piling and other purposes." (Agric. Ept., 1887, 

 Cook, 300.) 



* According to Dr. Hollick. the "Deciduous Zone" is that portion of the State 

 lying north of a line drawn from Trenton to Metuchen. In like manner, the 

 "Coniferous Zone" lies south of a line from Long Branch to Salem. Between 

 these two zones is a middle portion of the State called the "Tension Zone, be- 

 cause," as Dr. Hollick writes, "it is there that the two floras meet and overlap, 

 producing a constant state of strain or tension in the struggle for advantage." 



