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fastened at i -i centres . r '■ ; one or two under each fertile scale; oval; 

 winged at th feidt.. 



rhe fu. : ess of Nurure s heart she has provided this beau- 

 ti.^ui and fraf nt ♦re^ to flou'"^h abun- 

 \\. viy in places \w,ere other useiul timber 

 * ^ are very chaiy of establisl ;g them- 

 selves. It grows in deep, ccjld swamps 

 which are frequently immersed during 

 several months of Uie year. In New 

 England and the Middle Stales it is not 

 as well-known as it is throughout its 

 more southern range. The deeply tinted 

 little cones which it develops are a pretty 

 sight as they jauntily sit among the blue- 

 green foliage: and the symmetrical figure 

 of the tree makes a clearly cut and 

 distinctive feature on the landscape. 



In the south the wood of the tree is 

 used in ship-building. It is slightly fra- 

 grant, light-coloured and most durable when in contact with 

 the soil. The fact that it is soft and easily worked makes 

 it desirable for many purposes. 



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CkaiiKccyparis thyo)des. 



ARBOR VIT^. WHITE CEDAR. {Plate XLVI) 



Thiija occidentdlis. 



Bark : greyish brown ; tinged with orange or red, and separated into narrow, 

 deciduous strips. Leaves : simple ; opposite ; blunt ; scale-like and overlapping 

 each other as they'grow closely together on branchlets that are very flat. Bright 

 green; aromatic; especially so when bruised. Cones: tiny; yellowish brown; 

 ovate ; nodding and opening to the base when ripe. Scales : six to ten ; ob- 

 long ; without points ; smooth. Seeds : one or two, with thin broad wings 

 notched at the apex. 



This very formal and prim appearing tree has for along time 

 been extensively planted. In fact it was probably the first 



