PENCIL CEDAR G.N. 8331 



PENCIL CEDAR 



Juniperus virginiana Linn. Coniferae. Cupressinese. 



A very soft, light wood of a beautiful rose colour, an agreeable aroma 

 and sweet taste. It is hardly possible to mistake it for any other wood. 



Transverse section. Ring-boundaries very distinct on account of the 

 difference in density of the Autumn wood, the breadth of which may vary 

 from a mere line to a narrow band. 



Resin-canals absent. Resin-cells frequent, often arranged in zones 

 which may be visible with the lens. 



Rays of one kind only, uniseriate, low, rarely being more than fifteen 

 cells high and for the most part under .ten. No tracheids in the ray. 



May be confused with Giant Redwood (see preceding species), when no 

 opportunity occurs of remarking the smell. 



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