THE CABBAGE TREE. 



with oil and vinegar, resembles the artichoke or 

 cabbage. The wood, though extremely porous, is 

 invaluable for building wharfs, as the sea-worm, 

 which often penetrates the firmest oak, never at- 

 tacks the timber of the cabbage- tree; but when 

 exposed to the ebbing and flowing of the tide, it 

 decays as speedily as other wood. This noble tree 

 formerly extended over a vast range of country, but 

 is now rapidly disappearing, and most probably the 

 time is not far distant when it will cease to exist 

 within the boundaries of the United States. 



THK CABBAGE TREE. 



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