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in color. Seeds elongate oval, broadly winged on both sides. 

 Fully developed tree generally of conical form. Foliage 

 with a distinct, characteristic, aromatic odor, which probably 

 arises chiefly in the little glands upon the leaves. 



The arbor vitse is one of the most generally distributed of 

 the evergreens. It is a native of the northern States, and is 

 probably more widely planted for hedges in private grounds 

 and public parks than any other conifer. The Indians, used 

 to call the plant by the characteristic name of featherleaf. 



