80 VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 



White Cedar Cupres sus thyoides. 



mortality, is a proof that its duration must be very 

 considerable. 



The White Cedar is a native of America, where it 

 grows to a considerable size; but it grows slowly, 

 being eighty years old before it is fit for timber, and 

 even then, though it answers well for hoops, small 

 boats, roofing, and some other purposes, it does not 

 appear very worthy of cultivation as a timber tree. 

 But it is hardy, and forms a good variety in clumps 

 of evergreens. 



Of the Juniper, there are twenty-two species, of 

 which only the Barbadoes juniper, Barbadoes cedar, 

 the Bermuda cedar, and the Red cedar, rise to be 

 large trees. 



The Barbadoes Cedar (Juniperus Barbadensis) 

 grows to be a large tree, and is used for ship-building 

 and other purposes; but, being a native of the tro- 

 pical regions, it cannot be cultivated with profit as a 

 forest tree in England. The Bermuda juniper also 

 attains a considerable size; its timber is more red 

 than that of the former; and, as it is a native of 



