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beautifully veined, susceptible of a very high 

 polish, and is admired, when used as veneer- 

 ing for cabinet furniture, being fragrant, and 

 of a yellow colour. Pliny says, " the juniper 

 has the same properties as the cedar/' adding, 

 " that it grew in Spain to a great size, but 

 that wherever it grows, the heart is found 

 more sound than cedar/' It has been said,, 

 that a coal of juniper wood, covered with 

 ashes of the same kind, will keep on fire a 

 whole year. 



