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It is used for ties, posts, poles, water tanks, tubs, and 

 shingles. 



32. The cypress occurs along rivers and in swamps in 

 the Coastal Plain. It has been said that the cypress is not 

 reproducing itself, and that it will disappear when the pres- 

 ent stands are cut. This statement, like many others 

 that are made about the reproduction of trees, is not borne 

 out by the facts. All through its range there are seedlings 

 and saplings in abundance wherever the fires have not run 

 through the swamps and bays during dry weather and de- 

 stroyed the reproduction. 



33. Red juniper, JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA. The leaves 

 are bluish-green, about a sixteenth of an inch long, and us- 

 ually appressed to the twigs. The fruit resembles a berry; 

 it is pale green at first and dark bluish-green at maturity, 

 from one-fourth to one-third of an inch in diameter. The 

 bark is dark brown, tinged with red; and it separates into 

 stringy scales. The heartwood is dull red, the sapwood nearly 

 white. 



34. The wood weighs 31 pounds to the cubic foot. It 

 works easily, and it is durable in contact with the ground. 

 It makes good posts, poles, and bridge sills. It is excellent 

 for chests and closets; for the odor of the wood tends to keep 

 away moths 



35. It occurs throughout the State, preferring lime- 

 stone formations, but growing on a variety of soils. In 

 many parts of the State it is known under the name of Red 

 Cedar. 



(b) Broadleaf Trees 



36. Black walnut, JUGLANS NIGRA. The leaves are 

 compound, from 12 to 24 inches long, with 15 to 23 lance- 



