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No CoroUa. 



The Germen is very final!. The Style ax^l-fliaped. The Stigwta 

 fimple. 



The Seed'vejjel a Cone, oblong-ovate, obtufe, and gaping lon- 

 gitudinally : the Scales are oblong, nearly equal, convex out- 

 wardly and obtufe. 



The Seeds are oblongs begirt longitildinaily with a merrfbrana- 

 ceous, end -bitten wing. 



The Species, with us^ but one\ viz. 



Thuya occidentalis. American Arbor Vit^. 



This grows naturally in Canada, and other north- 

 ern parts of America; rifing to the height of thirty 

 or forty feet, with a pretty ftrong ftem, fending off 

 many branches, which are produced irregularly and 

 ftand almoft horizontally. The bark of young trees 

 is of a dark brown and fmooth, but afterward be- 

 comes cracked and lefs fmooth. The young branch- 

 es are flat, and covered with very fmall leaves, lying 

 over each other like fcales of fifli. The cones are 

 fmall and loofe, containing but few oblong, winged 

 feeds. 



Thuya variegata. Striped leaved Arbor Vit^e. 



This is a variety of the full:, differing in having 

 ftriped or variegated leaves. 



Thuya odorata. American Swcet-fcented Arbor Vita. 



This is alfo a variety of the fame, agreeing with 

 it in growth and appearance ; but differing in its 

 leaves or fmall branches, being of an agreeable, or 

 fweet fcent, when bruifed. 



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