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for Pine, Cedar and Cypress. The boards are often 

 used for the exterior and interior work of houses, 

 even for shingling, as they are durable and not liable 

 to split from the influences of heat and moisture. 

 They are much used by coach, chair and trunk 

 makers, and are very valuable for all kinds of wood- 

 work requiring lightness, strength and durability. 



The bark of the root, mixed with equal parts of 

 Dogwood bark, is a domestic remedy in intermittent 

 fever. Some physicians have employed it success- 

 fully alone, or accompanied with laudanum, in re- 

 mittent and intermittent fevers, cholera infantum, 

 hysterical affections, and for worms ; but others have 

 denied its efficacy. Dr. Darlington says that the 

 bark of the root and young tree is a valuable aromatic 

 bitter. 



LINN OR LIME TREES.— These are handsome 

 trees, as well for their form as for the pleasing hue 

 and fine shade of their foliage. They are known in 

 the Northern States by the names of Lime Tree and 

 White Wood, but more generally by that of Bass 

 Wood. In Europe the species of this genus are called 

 Linden and Lime Trees. The wood is white and soft, 

 and is used for similar purposes with that of the Tu- 

 lip Tree, where the latter is not found, but is softer 

 and splits more readily. It is well adapted for turn- 

 ers' work, and is extensively used in the manufacture 

 of wooden ware. The inner bark, when macerated, 

 separates into broad fibres, which are used for making 



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