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The Burning Bush 



grows on the islands of southern Florida. Its wood is hard and 

 black. The small white flowers are succeeded by blue berries. 

 Yellow Wood, Florida Boxwood (Schaefferia frutescens, 

 Jacq.) ^This rival of the Old-World boxwood grows on the 

 Florida Keys, though the greed of lumbermen has narrowed its 

 range materially, and the big trees have been cut down long ago. 

 It has hard, close, yellow wood, which is used in cabinet work 

 and for fine furniture. The tree is quite a handsome one, with 

 persistent leaves, and yellow flowers followed by scarlet berries. 

 It is a common tree in the West Indies, where its lumber is an 

 important article of commerce. It is chiefly exported to England. 



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