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The timber furnished by the Red Cedar is exceedingly 

 valuable, being light, fine-grained, compact, and durable. 

 The heart- wood is of a very handsome dark red color, and 

 is susceptible of a fine polish. It is highly odorous through- 

 out, and is used for a great variety of ornamental work, 



Fig. 37. 



TWO-THIRD SIZE. 



as well as for more useful purposes. In the manufacture 

 of lead-pencils it is in great demand, being as well adapted 

 to that purpose as the more rare J. Bermudiana. 



For hedging, this species is unfortunately badly adapted, 

 the lower limbs always dying out, and the foliage becoming 



