STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 163 



A few planks have reached the market, and are highly spoken of hy 

 machinists. It cannot be rectilinearly split like redwood, as the woven 

 fibres render it tough, though neither hard nor very durable. It takes 

 a smooth, delicate polish. In times of scarcity the leaves afford good 

 fodder for sheep. The wood makes good gunpowder charcoal. The 

 bark, twigs, and tags are tonic, used in tea, beer, or otherwise; and also 

 used for tanning, dyeing, ointments for eruptions of the skin, sores, etc. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



A. KELLOGG, M. D. 



