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et Ton a pu y constater que les bordages en bois de 

 Meleze ont plus de duree m^me que ceux de Ohene. Pour 

 la mktare, ce bois ne doit pas etre moins avantageux ; car 

 les accroissements annuelsj tres minces, tres regaliers, et 

 formes de zones alteruativement molles et dureSj en acqui- 

 erent une tres grande elasticite qui lui donne h la fois 

 duree et force de resistance.' — Ed. 



From deciduous trees we proceed to ever- 

 greens. Of these tlie Cedar of Lebanon clainls 

 our first notice. To it, pre-eminence belongs, not 

 only on account of its own dignity, but on account 

 of the respectable mention which is everywhere 

 made of it in Scripture. Solomon spake of trees 

 from the Cedar of Lebanon to the Hyssop that 

 springeth out of the wall: that is, from the 

 greatest to the least. The Eastern writers are, 

 indeed, the principal sources from which we are 

 to obtain the true character of the Cedar, as it 

 is an Eastern tree. In the sacred writers par- 

 ticularly we are presented with many noble 

 images drawn from its several qualities. It is 

 generally employed by the prophets to express 

 strength, power, and longevity. The strength 

 of the Cedar is used as an emblem to express the 

 power even of Jehovah. The voice of the Lord 



