32 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



the last mentioned, in spring, or in autumn ; they will 

 require shelter from hard frost. The two last may also 

 be increased by parting the roots in autumn. The com- 

 mon-yellow is an indigenous plant, and if in a tolerably 

 dry soil, will bear frost itself : a little straw over the roots 

 will suffice for 8. In Worcestershire the common yellow 

 toadflax is called butter-and-eggs. It has leaves somewhat 

 similar to flax, and on that account is named toad-flax, 

 flax-weed, and wild flax. Its juice, mixed with milk, is 

 used as a poison for flies; and water distilled from it is 

 said to remove inflammation in the eyes. 



11, 12, may be increased by cuttings, planted in the 

 summer in a light unmanured soil. They must be removed 

 into the house in October, and brought out again about 

 the end of April, or early in May. 



AKBOR-VIT^E. 



THUJA. 



CONIFERS. MON(ECIA ADELPHIA. 



The origin of this name, which signifies the tree of life, does not 

 appear, though it seems to have reference to the tree mentioned in 

 the book of Genesis. French, 1'arbre de vie ; cedre Americain [Ame- 

 rican cedar]. Italian, albero di vita ; tuja. 



THE Arbor-vitae is a native of Siberia and Canada, where 

 it is very plentiful. Being the strongest wood in Canada, 

 it is there used for enclosures and palisades, for boats, and 

 the floors of rooms. It is reckoned one of the best woods 

 for the use of the lime-kiln ; and besoms made of its 

 branches are carried over Canada by the Indians for sale. 

 When fresh, they have a very agreeable scent, which is 

 perceptible in houses swept with them. The leaves have 

 medicinal properties. In England the wood is used for 

 bowls, boxes, cups, &c. 



This tree is sometimes called the white cedar. It be- 



