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CHAPTER XXIII. 
CEDARS. 
White Cedar. — Where Found and Soil Suited to its Growth. —Its 
Chief Uses.—Its Ornamental Value.—The Red Cedar.—Its At- 
tainable Growth, Usefulness, and General Appearance.—Its Vege- 
tating Properties.—Reasons for its Non-extensive Culture.—Com- 
mon Juniper. —Its Nativity.—The Attainable Growth of Varie- 
ties.—Its Medicinal and other Properties. How Propagated.— 
Care Necessary for the Protection of Young Plants.—The Cedran- 
tree.—Where Indigenous.—Its Antidotary Properties....Page 108 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
LINDENS, 
Where Found.—Their Classification —Quality and Durability of their 
Wood.—Their Ornamental and other Uses.—European Linden.— 
Its Principal Uses and Growth.—White Linden.—Description of 
Leaf.—Range of Growth.—A Specified Variety.—Buffalo Berry.— 
Its Attainable Height and Deportment.—How Propagated.—Its Es- 
teemed Quality and Relative Resemblance.—Quality and Useful- 
ness of its Fruit.—Manner of Planting for Fruit Production —Ja- 
pan Sophora.—Its Nativity.—How best Propagated.—Quality of 
its Wood and for What Used.—Soil Favorable to its Thrift.—Sas- 
safras.—Its Domestic Uses.—Properties and Uses of its Wood.— 
How Propagated.—Its Ornamental Advantages .............. 112 
CHAPTER XXYV. 
LARCHES. 
The Black Larch, or Tamarack. —Its Singular Beauty, Attainable 
Height, and Appearance. —Its Range of Growth. — Soil Suited 
to its Growth, with Difference of Opinion.— Its Durability and 
Usefulness.—A Practised Fraud Unearthed.—The European Larch. 
—Its Attainable Height, Range, Rate of Growth, and General Con- 
tour.—Its Ornamental and Timber Excellence.— Durability and 
Uses of its Wood.— Larch-growing in England and Scotland. — 
Ages of Maturity. —Foreign Testimony on its Durability. — Its 
Adapted Uses.— Places Favorable to its Propagation.— Where to 
Select and Obtain Seed.—Mr. Thomas Lake’s Experience in Grow- 
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CHAPTER XXVI. 
THE MAGNOLIAS, 
The Cucumber-tree.—Its Range and Manner of Growth. —Its At- 
tainable Height and Ornamental Character.—How Propagated.— 
Yellow Cucumber -tree.— Where Found.—Its Beauty and Or 
