120 ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING 
66. The Cedars. No list of evergreen trees would be 
complete without the cedars. In this group is the well- 
known hedge tree, arbor vite, sometimes erroneously 
called white cedar. It is famous for its flattened, bright 
green, scaly leaves, with their strong, pungent odor. 
This tree is usually so trimmed that we have very 
little vias as to its real shape and height if 
allowed to grow naturally; but 
it is said to reach a height of 
fifty feet under favorable con- 
ditions. 
67. White. Cedar. The real 
white cedar has a more deli- 
cate leaf and is fond of cool 
swamps. 
It has a conical shape and is 
much larger than the arbor vi- 
te, reaching sometimes ninety 
a feet. The wood is very valu- 
able, being soft but durable, and is used for shingles, 
posts, and boats. It has the property of enduring the 
changes such as posts or other structural members are 
obliged to withstand in contact with the soil, and ranks 
next to yellow locust in this particular. 
68. Red Cedar is the tree which supplies our lead 
pencils. It is remarkable for its straight, even grain, 
