50 THE TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



tate to reject the name. The one above given is in 

 common use in the Middle and Northern States 

 wherever the tree is found. The true Juniper ^Ju- 

 niperus communis) of Europe and the Northern 

 States is related to our Cedar, and its fruit is an aro- 

 matic berry ; while that of the present species is a 

 small, dry, woody cone, composed of scales which 

 spread open in maturity after the manner of a Pine 

 or Cypress bur. This tree is found from Florida to 

 New England. In our State it is confined to swamps 

 in the Lower District, where, in some places, it is very 

 abundant. It is 70 or 80 feet high, with a diameter 

 of 2 or 3 feet. The various uses to which its wood 

 is applied make it one of the most valuable trees in 

 the country. It is fine grained, soft, light and easily 

 worked, and after seasoning acquires a light rosy tint. 

 It has a strong aromatic odor, and the flavor given 

 to water kept in buckets or piggins of this material 

 is generally esteemed. From the little effect pro- 

 duced upon it by moisture or dryness, as well as for 

 its lightness and freedom from splitting, the shingles 

 made of it are, in some places, preferred over all 

 others, and last from 30 to 35 years. Where it 

 abounds, it is used in the frames of buildings, it be- 

 ing durable and mostly free from worms. In cooper- 

 work it is extensively used, and has been found very 

 serviceable for vessels in which to preserve oils. 

 Charcoal for gunpowder is made from the young 

 stocks — lampblack, lighter and more deeply colored 

 than that from Pine, is made from the seasoned wood 



