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foot or fifteen inches at the base. It is distinguished by its ternate leaves, 

 which are adnate at the base, and imbricated. The berries are oval, 

 small, and of a bluish colour. The wood is red, close-grained, very du- 

 rable, and has a strong scent. Its growth is extremely slow, and this 

 circumstance, together with the great destruction of the tree for various 

 purposes, has rendered it difficult to procure cedar- wood of tolerable size 

 in the more accessible parts of the country. 



