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(in Newington), next Richard Pome- roy's grant, mentioned Ap. 2, 1694. (See Pitch-Pine Plains.)
HUCKLEBERRY SWAMP. This name is now given to Hilton's Point swamp, which was laid out as an ox pasture in 1652. It is at the lower end of Dover Neck.
HULL'S MEADOW. So named from Benjamin Hull, who had a grant adjoining the Pascassic mill in 1659. (See Indian Graves.) Benjamin Hull of Dover, Dec. 12, 1678, con- veyed to John Rand 120 acres of land in Dover, bounded N. E. by Lamperel river, and S. W. by the Dover line. John Rand of ye town- ship of Dover, in ye county of Ports- mouth, conveyed to Robert Wadley of Dover, Aug. 26, 1679, " 120 acres of land and meadow ground, lying by Lamperell river, between ye Island Falls and ye second Falls of ye aforesd river, commonly called by ye name of Benjamin Hull's meadow."
The Hull land was acquired Jan. 12, 1695, by Richard Hilton, who, Dec. 5, 1735, conveyed to Thomas Darling of Portsmouth 120 acres of upland and Meadow in Durham, beginning at a pitch-pine tree on or near the line between Durham and Exeter, thence up said line W. and by N. 170 rods to a black oak on said line or town bounds, then north 160 rods to a hemlock on the bank of Lamperel river, then down said river as far as it bears east nearest, then E. and by N. six score rods to a pine, thence to ye pitch pine first mentioned, standing on ye town bounds, near to ye Indian graves. Thomas Darling of Durham, Oct. 27, 1742, out of love, good-will, and affection to his well-beloved son-in-
law. John Frost of Portsmouth, con- veyed to said Frost one half of his homestead estate-that is, half the upland he bought of Richard Hilton, except 40 acres then owned by Nathaniel Frost, together with one half of ye meadow commonly called Hull's meadow. That same day Thomas Darling conveyed to his beloved son-in-law Nicholas Tuttle the other half of his homestead estate, and half of ye meadow com- monly called Hull's meadow on the north side. Nicholas Tuttle con- veyed his part to Jeremiah Folsom, Jr., Feb. 10, 1752. John Frost, Sept. 20, 1752, conveyed to Thomas and John Tash, both of Durham, a tract of upland and meadow in Dur- ham, part of the land formerly granted to Benjamin Hull, bounded N. by Nathaniel Frost's land, and S. and W. by that of Jonathan Stevens and David Davis ye 3ª. The Tash land, between the Pascassic river and Lee Hook, is still pointed out.
HUMPHREY'S POND. This name is given to Willand's Pond in the Somersworth records of March 16, 1793 ; also in Merrill's N. H. Gazeteer of 1817, and in Hayward's New Eng- land Gazeteer of 1839. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it may have been derived from Humphrey Varney, who was received an inhabi- tant of Dover, Aug. 2, 1659, and married Sarah, daughter of Elder Edward Starbuck, who owned land around Cochecho pond, now Wil- land's.
HUNTRESS LANDINGS. There are two landing-places of this name on the western shore of the Long Reach, called by the river boatmen the Upper and Lower Huntress.
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The UPPER HUNTRESS is in Newing- ton, a short distance above Paul's creek, at the foot of an old road along the east side of a point of land owned by Miss Mary Huntress, to whom the landing-place also belongs. This is a remnant of the old Huntress estate on this shore, acquired by George Huntress about 200 years ago, half of which was inherited by his son Sam- nel, whose grave is still to be seen not far from the landing-place that bears his name. Here he doubtless moored his gundelows and other craft, mentioned in the public records. It was voted by the N. H. General Assembly, Dec. 13, 1746, " that Sam1 Huntriss be . allowed fifteen shills and nine Pence in full for ve use of his Gundloe 18 days at ye Fort." And the " Acct of Sam1 Huntress for gundaloe hire at N. Castle " is again mentioned the same day. (N. H. Prov. Pap., 5 : 475, 855.)
The LOWER HUNTRESS is in Ports- month, just below the Newington line, at the foot of the Gosling road. The name is derived from Clement Hun- tress, to whom Alice Thompson con- veved, Oct. 5, 1831, four acres and two rods of land-in Portsmouth, at the northwesterly corner of the prem- ises adjoining the road which sepa- rates Newington from Portsmouth, bounded on one side by the Piscata- qua river, and adjacent to the Elliot farm, so-called, then belonging to Stephen Pearse. This land is now owned by Mr. Nathaniel Huntress, nephew of the above Clement. The landing-place here is sometimes called Thompson's Point.
HUSSEY'S BROOK. This is the first brook that empties into the Newicha- wannock river above Cochecho Point.
So named from Joseph Hussey whose land below St. Alban's cove is mentioned in 1736. (See Guppy's Point.)
HUSSEY'S FALLS. See Cochecho Falls.
HUSSEY'S POND. This name is sometimes given to Willand's pond, from the Hussey families that own land in its vicinity.
HUSSEY'S SPRINGS. The largest of the Hussey springs is on the farm of Mr. Benjamin Hussey, but those ac- quired by the city of Dover for the public water-works are on the farm of Mr. John S. Hussey, between Gage's Hill and Willand's Pond, partly in Dover and partly in Somersworth.
INDIAN BROOK. Mentioned June 23, 1701, when John Varney had a grant of 30 acres " near the Indian brook." This brook, which is oppo- site the old Indian corn ground, crosses the Scatterwit road in Dover, and empties into the Cochecho river, a little above the Upper Factory falls. The name is still retained. It is mentioned in 1865, as one of the bounds of Dover "highway district No. One." See Six Indian Wigwams. INDIAN GRAVES. Mentioned the 4th, 9 mo., 1652, when Philip Ches- ley had a grant of 100 acres " at the Indian graves," which was laid out in 1661. Of this land 78 acres were laid out for his grandson, Lieut. Philip Chesley, July 21, 1715, begin- ning at " the south end of the Indian graves att beach hill, att a hemlock marked P. C. on the south side of the road, thence running S. S. W. 52 rods to a hemlock, thence S. S. E. 240 rods along by Mr. Woodman's land to a beach tree, thence N. N. E. 52 rods, to a red oak by a grate rock
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by the road, thence by the highway to the first bound."
This land is on the western side of Beech Hill, and is now owned in part, if not wholly, by Mr. I. Blake Hill.
Another Indian burying-ground is mentioned the 5th, 8 mo., 1659, when Benjamin Hull had a grant of 100 acres from the town of Dover, "adiacent to the bounds of Puscas- sick mill, on the S. W. sied of Lamprill River fall," which was laid out the 12th, 11 mo., 1660. " begin- ning at a marked tree in the town bounds, by the Indian graves that are thear," and running W. by S. 12 rods, "then N. to Lamprill river, and along the river side as long as the river bears away east, making the line 120 rods, till you come to a marked tree, then S. to the town bounds next Exeter side near the graves." Exeter, it will be remem- bered, then included Newmarket. (See Hull's Meadow.)
The tongue of land on the west side of Beard's creek, where the Woodmans lie buried, not far from their garrison, has always borne the name of the Indian burying-ground, derived perhaps from a tradition that they were partly of Indian descent, through an early member of the fam- ily said to have married a dusky maiden of the Mohawk race. Noth- ing has been found in the records, however, to justify this romantic tradition.
INDIAN GROUND, or CORN GROUND. Mentioned the 7th, 10 mo., 1659, when sufficient land to make up Peter Coffin's lot of 100 acres, was laid out a little above the third fall in the Co- checho river, beginning at a pine tree
by the river side and extending up the river to a white oak on a little hill, thence northward to the swamp by the Indian ground. This planting- ground seems to have been abandoned by the Indians after the disturbances occasioned by Major Waldron's treachery to them in 1676, and it was afterwards divided among the Dover settlers. Among others, John Horn, Sr., had a grant of 30 acres " on the Indian Corne ground on the west side of Cochiecho river," March 19, 1693-4. It was laid out Feb. 16, 1711, begin- ning at the Indian Corn ground, upon the north side of burbadus (Barba- does) way that leads to tole end." Wm. Hartford Ap. 1, 1712, conveyed to John and Peter Haise 20 acres of land " between Cochecha river and Barbadoes, beginning at a red oak on ye Indian Corn Ground." (See Mo- harimet's Planting-Ground.)
INDIAN HILLS. These hills are on the neck of land between Fresh creek and the Newichawannock river. Roh- ert Huggens conveyed to James Guppy, Oct. 19, 1713, 20 acres of land, with a parcel of marsh and flats belonging thereto, "from the lower point, where the Indian hills are, to ye head of ye Fresh creek on Cochecho point." John Meader, aged 70 years, or thereabouts, testified be- fore John Woodman, Justice of the Peace, Sept. 17, 1702, that " all the marsh flats from the lower point where the Indian hills are, to ye head of ye crick, on both sides of the crick which is commonly called Fresh crick, on ye north side of Cochecho river, as also a parcell of planting land on the west side of said creek " were, in the year of our Lord 1647 or 8, in the possession of Robert Huckins, grand-
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father of Robert Huckins, Jr., then claiming title to said marsh.
James Guppy, Aug. 21, 1733, con- veyed to Thomas Downs 35 acres of his land " on a certain neck common- ly called by ye name of Cochecho Point, beginning at a rock on the south side of the way leading to Nechowannuck, near a brook yt runs out of Cromwel's land into Fresh creek." Another portion he conveyed to Joseph Ricker, Nov. 21, 1733, beginning at the S. E. corner of Thomas Downs' land on Fresh creek. And Aug. 3, 1736, he conveyed 30 acres to James Philpot. (See Gup- py's Point.)
INDIAN OVEN. This is a cave in the side of a steep ledge near the top of a hill in the Caverno pasture, in Lee, overlooking the lower side of Wheelwright's pond. The opening is five or six feet high, and the depth perhaps four feet. Traces of fire within still bear witness to its hav- ing been used for domestic purposes. In this vicinity took place the battle of Wheelwright's pond.
INDIAN PATH. Mentioned May 4, 1657, when 200 acres of land were laid out to " Mr. Edward Rawson, secretary ; " one half of it on " the east side of the Quochecho river," and the other half on the west side, " a little below the Indian path," which path " lyeth about three miles above Peter Cofyns house." (N. H. Prov. Pap., 1 : 229.) This land was afterwards acquired by Richard Wal- dron, who conveyed it in part, if not wholly, to Peter Coffin May 27, 1671. It apparently joined the Indian reser- vation above Tolend, called, in the early records the "Indian corn- ground." Peter Coffin of Exeter,
June 2, 1696, conveyed to his son Peter of Nantucket a tract of 200 acres on " the north side of Coche- chow river, at a place called " ye six Indian wigwams." (See Indian Corn- ground.)
INDIGO HILL. This is a well-known hill in Somersworth, about three quarters of a mile below Great Falls, between the river and the new road to Salmon Falls. It is mentioned March 19, 1693-4, when Ezekiel Wentworth had a grant of land on Salmon Falls river, above Indigo Hill. John Tuttle had a grant of 60 acres June 18, 1694, between Indigo Hill and Antonies (brook), which, in his will of Dec. 28, 1717, he gives his son Ebenezer. Over 23 acres of this land were conveyed to Robert Cole Sept. 4, 1730, when it is spoken of as on the north side of John Hall's lot. A road was laid out in 1720 from Quamphegan to Indigo Hill and the commons. This road is now partly closed np. The name is found variously written Indigo, Indego, and Endego. Its origin does not ap- pear, but the suggestion has been made that it may be a corruption of Endicott. John Endicott was gov- ernor of Massachusetts for many years between 1644 and 1665, at which time New Hampshire was un- der the jurisdiction of the Massachu- setts government. Others suppose it to be a reminiscence of commercial relations with Antigua, the name of which is found corrupted to Antegoe in the old records, not dissimilar in sound to Indigo.
ISINGLASS RIVER. This is a branch of the Cochecho, that rises at Bow pond, Strafford. On the state map of Barrington in 1805, mention is
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made of Foss's mills on this stream, not far from the source, with a bridge just below. Then come Roberts' saw- mill and Nat'l Foss's grist-mill. Farther down is Carerly's bridge, on the Ridge road, with French's mill just below, at the outlet of Long pond. In the bend below is Judge Hale's house, east of Nippo pond. At the next bend stand Twombley's mills, above the mouth of a brook that con- nects Isinglass river with Ayer's pond. A little below the mouth of this brook is Tuttle's fulling-mill, with Blake's bridge below. Farther down, on the Green Hill road, is Babb's mill. Locke's mill is on or near the line between Barrington and Roches- ter. Coming into Rochester, Isin- glass river flows along the west side of Blind Will's Neck, and empties into the Cochecho on the west side.
The Isinglass river is fed, not only by Bow pond in Strafford, where it takes its rise, but through its tribu- taries by Ayer's, Nippo, Round, and Long ponds, in Barrington. These ponds are the chief reservoirs of the Cocheco Manufacturing Co., which has a dam at the outlet of the three first, if not all.
ISLAND FALLS. So called in 1669, when Robert Wadley's claim to these falls was confirmed by a grant from the town of Dover. And again Aug. 26, 1679, when John Rand conveyed to Robert Wadley 120 acres of land " between ye Island Falls and ye sec- ond falls in Lamperell river." They are now called Wadleigh's falls. In an old plan of 1739, five islands are represented at these falls.
JACKSON'S CREEK. Mentioned March 6, 1710-11, in connection with a road from Lamprey river to the
Salmon Falls river, which, in its course, ran near Robert Huggins' house, at the south ; thence to Wm. Jackson's pasture and to the head of Jackson's creek, straight as ye old road went, then "Joseph Jenkins to open at ye left," etc. Evidently the same as Johnson's creek, near which Walter Jackson had a grant of land the 19th, 1 mo., 1665.
JACKSON'S POINT. Mentioned Jan. 26, 1773, when a tract of upwards of 47 acres, belonging to Jonathan and Robert Leathers, is described as run- ning southerly along the land of Samuel Chesley and Wm. Jackson to highwater mark at Jackson's Point, so called, then easterly by the up- land 43 rods to Robert Leathers' thatch-bed, and along this bed S. 13 deg. W. to the channel of Oyster river, westerly by this channel to the land of Mary and Jonathan Chesley, and northerly to the highway. The name of this point has not been re- tained, but the tract referred to ap- pears to be the Leathers land in Durham, now owned in part by the heirs of the late John T. Emerson.
JEEMS'S COVE, otherwise JAMES'S. This is the first cove below Paul's cove, on the Rollinsford shore of the Newichawannock river, so called from a family that once lived adjacent thereto. The boatmen on the river in those days, when they came abreast of this cove, hailed it with the cry : " There's Mother Jeems !" and laid down their oars to take their turn at the jug which was passed around. The land here is now owned by Mr. Henry Paul.
JEWELL'S POINT. This point, so called on Smith's map of Durham, is on the Lubberland shore, at the lower
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side of Broad Cove. It was originally called Needham's Point, but is now known as Long Point, and forms part of the present Randall farm. The name was derived from Bradbury Jewell of Tamworth, to whom Thomas × Stevenson of Durham, and wife Ag- nes, Feb. 10, 1785, conveyed all his homestead plantation of 643 acres, where he (Stevenson) then dwelt, to- gether with another tract of 30 acres called Ambler's marsh, bounded S. by the lands of Benjamin and John Smith, westerly by the highway to Durham Falls, and northerly and easterly by the lands of Ephraim Davis and the heirs of Wm. Durgin. (See Red Rock and Needham's Point.) Bradbury Jewell, after living for some years on this shore, removed to Sandwich, N. H. The Rev. Curtis Coe of Durham records the marriage of Bradbury Jewell, Esq., of Sand- wich and Ann Elizabeth Edgerly of Durham, Jan. 4, 1804. She was the daughter of Moses Edgerly, who seems to have bequeathed her 30 acres of land in Durham.
JOCELYN'S COVE. Mentioned Dec. 12, 1701, when 30 acres of land were laid out to Wm. Henderson, Sr. (granted March 19, 1693-4), begin- ning at a small white pine near Cornelius Courson's fence, on the south side of Josling's Coue. This cove is on the western shore of the Newichawannock, just above the bridge to Eliot. The name was no doubt derived from Henry Jocelyn, who was appointed Capt. John Mason's agent in New Hampshire in 1634. He was the son of Sir Thomas Josselyn, whom Sir Ferdi- nando Gorges appointed Deputy Governor of Maine in 1639. A list
of the goods left with " Mr. Joslyn " in the house at Newichawannock, Aug., 1634, is given in the N. H. Prov. Pap., 1: 93-94. He seems to have written his name "Jocelyn." Henry Jocelyn afterwards went to Black Point, Scarborough, Me., where he built a garrison, which, in spite of the vigilance implied in Whittier's line,
" Grey Jocelyn's eye is never sleeping,"
was captured by Mogg Megone or Hegone Oct. 12, 1677.
JODY'S SPRING. This name is given to a " boiling spring" at the lower end of the Rollins farm, in Newington, from Joanna Rollins, a former proprietress. It is in a thicket near the railway.
JOHNSON'S CREEK. This is the first inlet from Oyster river above Bunker's creek, in Durham. The name, however, was generally given at an early day, not only to the tidal portion, but to the fresh-water brook above it. This brook rises in the marshes above the Hooper land in the Back River district, Dover. The name is derived from Thomas John- son, who was in Dover as early as 1639, and afterwards had a grant of 100 acres of upland next Philip Chesley's. Thomas Johnson of Pas- cataway, planter, conveyed to Nich- olas ffollett house, field, marsh, goods, cattle, etc., Sept. 6, 1652. This was perhaps a mortgage, for the inventory of Thomas Johnson's estate, made July 1, 1661, mentions his house, land, and marsh.
" The path at the head of John- son's Creek " was one of the old bounds between the Oyster River precinct and Dover proper, when defined Dec. 21, 1657. Permission
+ thomas Sternson removed & Tamworth, where he died in 1867
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was granted Ambrose Gibbons the 5th, 10 mo., 1659, to erect a saw- mill at the head of Thomas Johnson's creek-that is, at the head of tide water. Twenty acres of land, granted to Valentine Hill the 5th, 10 mo., 1652, were laid out Dec. 2, 1709, to Nathaniel Hill, only son of said Valentine, on " the east side of Thomas Johnson's creek, between Wm. Stories 100 acre lot and the swamp."
Johnson's creek bridge is often mentioned in the Durham and Mad- bury records, generally referring, not to the bridge near the mouth, but to the one on the road to Back River, on the line between Durham and Mad- bury. When this line was perambu lated Jan. 9, 1802, it ran from Cedar Point in a westerly direction " to the middle of Johnson's creek bridge." (Durham Records.)
The name of Johnson's creek is still retained, but the tidal portion is sometimes called Jones's creek.
JOHNSON'S CREEK HILL. This hill is mentioned in the Madbury records of 1803, when $14 were paid Wm. and Thomas Jones for land taken for a highway on " Johnson's Creek Hill, so called." This was no doubt the road laid out Oct. 20, 1800, across a corner of land belonging to the heirs of Stephen Jones, on the hill below Johnson's creek bridge, to avoid the steepness of the hill on the old road. This, of course, was in the lower part of Madbury.
JONAS' CREEK, otherwise JONAS BINE'S. Mentioned the 10th, 8 mo., 1653, when Wm. Follet and James Bonker had a grant of " tenn acres of land above the head of Jonas his creek, called the Vinyeard."
Ap. 2, 1711, Nicholas ffollett of Portsmouth, heir and successor of Wm. ffollett, late of Dover, deceased, conveyed to James Bunker 20 acres of land, " being one moyetie or part of a forty acre grant to Wm. Story in the year 1650: 29: 5 mo., lying upon the neck of land between Jolin- son's creek and Jonas Bine his creek." This inlet is now called Bunker's creek.
Jonas Bine's marsh at the head of his creek is mentioned in 1653.
JONAS' POINT. So called from Jo- nas Binn or Bine, who, in 1651, had a house and lot of six acres which he bought of Thomas Stevenson, on the point at the entrance into Oyster river, compassed with the river every way except the south side, which joined the land of Mr. Francis Mathes. Francis Mathes, Dec. 20, 1748, con- veyed to Valentine and Abraham Mathes, Jr., the homestead where he then lived, " beginning at John Bick- ford's orchard point, so the salt water is ye bounds to Joneses Point, and Oyster river and said point is on ye northerly side," etc. John Bickford, June 8, 1771, conveyed to his son Winthrop Bickford 25 acres of land, bounded northerly and westerly by land of Valentine Mathes, easterly by the water, and southerly by the land of Stephen Willey. Also an- other parcel of land near the above, commonly known by the name of Jonas's Point, containing six acres, bounded southerly by land of Valen- tine Mathes, and westerly, northerly, and easterly by the salt water.
Jonas' Point is on the south side of Oyster river, at the very mouth, and now belongs to Miss Dorothy Mathes. The name is still retained, but is
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generally corrupted to Jones's Point.
JONES'S CREEK. This name is now generally given to the tidal portion of Johnson's creek, in Durham, from Stephen Jones, who was at Oyster river as early as 1663, and acquired the lands of Thomas Johnson. " Jones's creek" is mentioned in the Durham records as early as March 27, 1785. Jones's bridge is also fre- quently alluded to in the town ac- counts, meaning the bridge near the mouth of Jones's creek, on the turn- pike-road.
KELLEY'S SPRINGS. This name is now given to Barbadoes springs, which supply the Dover aqueduct with water. They are southeast of Barbadoes pond, and originally be- longed in part to the Evans family. Samuel and Nathaniel Evans, Dec. 22, 1812, conveyed to Benjamin Kielle 244 acres of land in that part of Dover called Littleworth, on the southerly side of the road from Do- ver to Barrington, " commonly known by the name of the spring pasture." This pasture is said to contain scores of springs. The old name of Kielle is now written Kelley.
KENNEY'S COVE, CREEK, etc. See Canney.
KIMBALL'S FALLS. See Cochecho Falls.
KINCAID'S BROOK. This brook is mentioned several times in the Dur- ham records previous to the incorpo- ration of the township of Lee. In 1765 the town paid Simon Randall 1£, 6s., 3d., for timber furnished Thomas Leathers for " the bridge over Kincuid's brook." This appears to be the trout brook that rises among the marshes in Newtown, crosses the turnpike road above Mr. S. E. De-
meritt's, and finally empties into Oy- ster river. It is now generally called Demeritť's brook.
KNIGHT'S FERRY. This ferry, un- der the name of Trickey's ferry or Bloody Point ferry, was in operation at an early day. It ran not only from Bloody Point to Hilton's Point, but also to the Kittery shore, and was originally owned by Thomas Trickey, who was in Dover as early as 1640, and was living at Bloody Pt. before 1657. He died before 1680, in which year, on the 16th of June, his widow Elizabeth renounced all claim to the Trickey plantation and the ferry belonging to it, in favor of her son Zachariah. Zachariah Trick- ey of Bloody Point, Aug. 1, 1705, conveyed to John Chevalier, alias Knight, 14 acres of upland at Bloody Point, where ye ferry is kept, part of ye land formerly granted Thomas Trickey, bounded east by Zachariah's homestead, of which this tract was a part, south by the highway going to Nutter's (Welsh Cove), and north- west by other Trickey lands and the " maine river." This deed was con- firmed Nov. 22, 1705, when mention was made of the boats, " gondeloes," and other equipments for the ferry.
"Capt. John Knight of Dover, near Bloody Point," petitioned to the N. H. General Assembly, Dec. 18, 1705, for a license to carry on the Bloody Point ferry, "setting forth that the ferry there kept to Hilton's Point belonging to Dover Neck, and the other from the said Bloody Point to Kittery Neck, were always holden by the inhabitants of Trickey's farm, which is now his by purchase, and thereupon humbly prays that the right of the said ferrys may be con-
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ferred upon him." It was " accord- ingly agreed that the Governor be desired to give him a patent for the said ferrys, he not demanding more than twelve pence for every horse and man at each ferry, and three pence for every single person without Horse, he always taking care that there be Boats always ready, that there be no complaint thereupon." (N. H. Prov.Pup., 3 : 322-323.)
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