^S FLORA DOMESTICA. 



it is there used for enclosures and palisades, for boats, and 

 the floors of rooms. It is reckoned one of the best woods 

 for the use of the lime-kiln; and besoms made of its 

 branches are carried over Canada by the Indians for sale. 

 When fresh, they have a very agreeable scent, which is 

 perceptible in houses swept with them. The leaves have 

 medicinal properties.. In England the wood is used for 

 bowls, boxes, cups, &c. 



This tree is sometimes called the white cedar. It be- 

 gins to flower about May. A young plant may be pro- 

 cured from a nursery as soon as its education is so far 

 advanced that it may be introduced to the world with pro- 

 priety. It will thrive well in a pot for many years : but 

 the best species for this purpose is the Chinese Arbor-vitse, 

 which does not grow too large for a pot. It will bear our 

 climate in all its seasons, only requiring to be watered 

 occasionally in dry weather. 



AKBUTUS. 



EBICINE^. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Strawberry-tree. — French, le fraisier en arbre, I'arbre a fraises, both 

 similar to the common English name : the fruit is called arbouse, ar- 

 boise, or arboust. — Italian, arbuto, albatro, albaro, corbezzolo, from 

 the fruit called corbezzola. By Pliny the fruit is called unedo. 



This is called the strawberry-tree, from the resem- 

 blance of its fruit to a strawberry. Although it attains a 

 considerable size, it is frequently grown in pots, and will 

 bear transplanting very well. For this operation, April is 

 the most favourable time ; the cultivator taking care to 

 preserve the earth about the roots, and to shade them 

 from the mid-day sun, when newly planted. 



