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Another tree of the same kind is next by the inner road and 

 just east of the lamppost. This is the native Arbor-Vitae, which 

 may be found wild in the eastern United States from Canada 

 south to North Carolina and Tennessee. It is known under several 

 names, among which Northern White-Cedar serves to distinguish 

 it from the Southern White-Cedar which, however, belongs to 

 another genus ; the latter is Chamaecy parts thyoid.es. To the In- 

 dians the Arbor-Vitae was known as feather-leaf. It may attain 

 a height of 70 feet and thrives best in low swampy land along the 

 borders of streams. 



The wood of this tree is exceedingly tough but a peculiar ten- 

 dency to split along the annual rings limits its usefulness. This 

 feature develops windshake in standing trees and is disliked by 

 the lumberman, for he cannot make thin lumber that will hang 

 together. The Indian, however, valued this feature, for he could 

 easily split the wood for canoe frames. 



The early settlers of New Jersey and Pennsylvania made a 

 rheumatism ointment by bruising the leaves and molding them 

 with lard. Drugs are still secured that are used in the manufac- 

 ture of pulmonary and other medicines. 



The Arbor-Vitae is very extensively used as an ornamental 

 evergreen. It lends itself well to trimming and forms very fine 

 dense hedges if properly cared for. Individual trees are the most 

 commonly employed, especially to produce perpendicular effects in 

 foundation planting. 



In the center of the strip just beyond the last Japanese Arbor- 

 Vitae are two low sprawly-looking evergreens. They are 



Thuja occidentalis var. recurvata 

 This pendulous form seems to have little ornamental value. 

 Larger plants may have some merit. 



To the left of these two is an American Arbor-Vitae. Near 

 the inner road and just on the west side of the lampost is 

 another Japanese Arbor-Vitae. Then comes a very narrow straight 

 and tall tree in the middle. It is a common American Arbor-Vitae. 

 The next three broader trees, two by the outer road and one 

 by the inner are 



