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in cultivation, is often thought to be a cedar of Lebanon, 

 and it is possible that unscrupulous dealers have sent 

 it out with that name. Like the larch, the bald cypress 

 sheds its leaves and, besides, the little branches to which 

 they are attached each autumn. 



The white cedar (Chamsecyparis sphseroidea) inhabits 

 cold swamps in Essex County, usually growing in dense 

 masses. There is such a group by the road at the 

 northern end of Wenham pond, and there are larger 

 trees to be seen just after entering the woods at the 

 northern end of Common street, Beverly. It is found 

 in the swamps between Essex and Manchester, and in 

 Georgetown and many other places. A. swamp in 

 Greenland, N. H., is the most northerly station that I 

 have noticed for this tree, but it is said to grow in 

 southern Maine. 



Passing northward, at the point where the white 

 cedar ceases to grow, the arbor-vitse (Thuya occiden- 

 talis) appears, taking its place throughout Maine and 

 Canada. It is called by the people of the region where 

 it grows white cedar. For this reason endless disputes 

 arise as to which name is the correct one, and which 

 tree is intended when white cedar is mentioned. There 

 are good specimens of the arbor-vitse in the Summer 

 street and also the Howard street cemeteries, and the 

 tree is often grown for ornament in country yards and 

 for hedges. The bundles of bean poles one sees in the 

 lumber yards of the Messrs. Langmaid and Mr. Fair- 

 field on Derby street, usually with a tuft of green at 

 their tops, are nearly always young, closely grown 

 trees of the arbor-vitse. 



The red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) grows from 

 Maine to Oregon and Florida. It is the most widely dis- 



