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ingham, which lies between New-Tork^ and 

 Albanyt about forty-one degrees thirty mi- 

 nutes north latitude. The Frenchy all over 

 Canada, call it Cedre blanc. The EngliJIj 

 and Dutch in Albany, likewife call it the 

 white Cedar. The Eiiglifi in Virginia^ 

 have called a Thuya, which grows with 

 them, a 'Juniper. 



The places and the foil where it grows 

 beft, are not always alike, however it 

 generally fucceeds in fuch ground where its 

 roots have fufficient moifture. It feems to 

 prefer fwamps, marflies, and other wetplaces 

 to all others, and there it grows pretty tall. 

 Stony hills, and places where a number of 

 ftonesly together, covered with feveral kinds 

 of mofies *, feemed to be the next in order 

 where it grows. When, the fea fliores were 

 hilly, and covered with mofly ftones, the 

 Thuya feldom failed to grow on them. It 

 is likewife feen now and then on the hills 

 near rivers, and other high grounds, which 

 are covered with a duft like earth or mould ; 

 but it is to be obferved that fuch places 

 commonly carry a fourifh water with them, 

 or receive moifture from the upper coun- 

 tries. I have however feen it growing in 

 fome pretty dry places; but there it never 



* Lichen^ Bryum^ Hypnum. 



comes 



