j 82 May 1749. 



of red cedar. The beft canoes, confiiling 

 of a fingle piece of wood, are made of red 

 cedar ; for they laft longer than any others, 

 and are very light. In New York I have 

 feen pretty large yachts build of red cedar. 

 Several yachts which go from New York 

 to Albany, up the river Hudfon, are built 

 in a different manner, as I have mentioned 

 in the nrft volume p. In Philadelphia 

 they cannot make any yachts or other 

 boats of red cedar, becaufe the quantity 

 and the fize of the trees will not allow of it. 

 For the fame reafon they do not roof their 

 houfes with red cedar fhingles ; but in 

 fuch places where it is plentiful, it makes 

 excellent good roofs. The heart of this 

 cedar is of a fine red colour, and what- 

 ever is made of it looks very fine, and 

 has a very agreeable and wholefome fmell. 

 But the colour fades by degrees, or elfe 

 the wood would be exceedingly proper for 

 cabinet work. I faw a parlour in the coun- 

 try feat of Mr Norris, one of the Mem- 

 bers of the Penfyhanian Houfe of AfTembly, 

 wainfcotted many years ago with boards of 

 fed cedar. Mr Norris affured me that the 



cedar 



* See vol. I. page 115, The lower part of the yachts, 

 which is continually under water, is made of black oak ; 

 fhe upper part is built of red cedar, becaufe it is foraetimes 

 above and foraetimes in the water. 



