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North America. The balm of Gilead is strongly recom 

 mended as an ornamental tree for parks, on account of the 

 beauty of its cones, and of the fragrance with which the 

 resin that exudes from them perfumes the surrounding atmo- 

 sphere. The deciduous cypress M. Schoch recommends as 

 very fit to mix with evergreen needle-leaved trees. He sa3's 

 it is found very hardy in Germany, and grows in any moist 

 loamy soil. The wood is light, but firm ; and the tree might 

 probably be more frequently introduced into useful plant- 

 ations in Britain. It is singular that the knobs which are 

 produced by the roots of this tree, and which, even in Britain, 

 rise a foot or more above the surface, never produce shoots. 



8. On Two North American broad-leaved Trees, viz. the Maple- 

 leaved Liquidamhar and the Tulip Tree. Bj M. School] . 



The Liquidambar styraciflua grows in Virginia, Canada, 

 and Mexico, in low moist situations ; and, according to several 

 writers, produces an aromatic resin, which exudes through 

 the bark at wounded places, like the gum of the cherry tree. 

 The small branches are used for fumigation to purify rooms, 

 and the leaves are sometimes employed as a substitute for tea. 

 The tulip tree grows best in rich, moist, loamy soil ; it is very 

 hardy; and its wood, being hard, heavy, tough, and beautifully 

 veined, is well adapted for cabinet-work. 

 {To he continued?) 



Art. IV. Literary Notices. 



Naturalist's Lihrary .- conducted by Sir W^illiam Jar- 

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