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508, Locust ave, , 
Germantown, Pa. , 
22 Jan. 1917 
Dear Professor Collins, 
The white oak of which'Vyou speak 
is 'located in the Meeting House grounds at Crosswicks, 
N.J.-a village reached hy a walk of about three miles 
either from -Bordentown or Yardville, both stations on 
the Camden and Amboy'Division of the Pennsylvania Rail¬ 
road, about 30 miles from Market St. wharf, Philadelphia. 
Prom How York these station* may bo reached either via 
Rahway and South Amboy or via Trenton. 
Another wonderfully fine white oak is located in 
the Meeting House grounds at Salem in South Jersey, 
another near Mb. *fcoyal, about 5 miles below Woodbury, 
still another at Mantua, not far from the Mt. Royal 
oak—5 or 4 miles—a fifth not so large hut very beauti¬ 
ful possessing all its branches intact near Columbus— 
not so very far from Crosswicks, i.e. .say about 10 miles. 
A pilgrimage to visit all of these oaks within a couple 
of days might easily he made and it would be difficult 
to say which one of them is the finest. Each oak has 
distinguishing features of its own. The Salem, Mantua 
and Mt. Royal oakd might easily he visited in one day, 
the Crosswicks and Columbus oaks in another day, starting 
from Philadelphia. Ogden station on the Swedeshoro branch 
of the West Jersey & Seashore (Pennsylvania) Railroad is 
not more than a mile fhom the Mt. Royal oak. Wenonah 
station, again W.J, & s.R.R., but another branch--the 
Cape May (Millville & Vineland) line is less than two 
miles from Mantua oak. At Mantua there is also a black 
walnut worth seeing with a huge wistaria vine entwining 
it. If you wish further directions about reaching these 
trees I will gladly give them to you and I will also be 
glad to have you stop in and see me if you contemplate 
coming on this way. 
With all goo4 wishes and hoping to hear from you 
again on the subject or any other where I may help— 
if you so desire, I am 
Sincerely, 
[Sgd. 3 George B. Kaiser. 
