646 ^ picLiNiA CONIFER.*. Cupressus. 



sissippi, Tj . May. v. v. The Bali ox Deciduous Cy' 

 press is one of the largest trees of the New Continent, 

 The extensive use made of its wood, and other parti- 

 culars respecting this interesting tree, are fully eluci- 

 dated in the excellent work of the younger Michaux, 

 who paid particular attention to the use and properties 

 of the different American forest trees. 



thyoides. 2. C. ramulis compressis, foliis quadrifariam imbricatis 



ovatis basi tuberculatis, strobilis globulosis. — IFiUd. 

 sp. pi. 4. p. 512. 

 Icon. Mich. arh. 3. p. 20. /. 2. TVangh. amer. t. I.J. 4. 

 Pluk.mant.t.ZAS.jW. 

 ■t?t In deep swamps : New England to Carolina. T2 . April, 

 May. V. V. The White Cedar, so well treated upon 

 by Michaux, is the principal tree, composing what is 

 called Cedar-swamps, throughout the middle and 

 southern States. 



709. THUYA. Gen. pi. 1457. 



eccidentalis. 1. T. ramulis ancipitibus, foliis quadrifariam imbricatis ova- 

 to-rhombeis adpressis nudis tuberculatis, strobilis obo- 

 vatis, squamis interioribus truncatis, intra apicem gib* 

 bosis. fFilld. sp. pi. 4. p. 508. 



Icon. Mich. arh. 3. p. 2Q. t. 3. JVangh. airier. t.2.f. 3. 



From Canada to the mountains of Virginia and Carohna. 

 ^2 . May. v. v. The American Arbor Vitce is rather 

 scarce in the southern States, and only found on the 

 steep banks of mountain torrents. The branches are 

 extremely tough. 



710. JUNIPERUS. Gen. pi. 1552. 



tommunis, 1. J. foliis ternis patentibus mucronatis bacca longioribus. 

 Wiild. sp.pl. 4. p. 853. 



erecta. a. J. ramis erectis. 



depressa. /3. J. ramis depressis, 



a. About rocks, near the falls of rivers, in Canada and 

 the western part of New York. (3. in New York, and 

 particularly in the province of Maine, in rocky or 

 gravelly situations. Tj . May. v. v. The Common 

 Juniper may probably have been originally brought 

 from Europe ; but the variety /3., or probably a distinct 

 species, seems to be really an original native ; it does 

 not grow above a foot or two high, and one single 



