RED CEDAR. 



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they are scarcely more abundant than in 

 England. The mountains of Lebanon have 

 still a few cedars^ and these are of great size, 

 thirty-six feet^ or more, in circumference. 



There is a peculiar character and air, in 

 the masses of foliage which belong to this tree 

 — a sort of flaky structure : the branches having 

 a flattish form, and these lying in a level direc- 

 tion over each other, give it an appearance, 

 which none can mistake, when they have once 

 seen it. When it has attained its full size, 

 and is in its prime, it is indeed the most ma- 

 jestic of trees." 



Is this the wood of which pencils are 

 made ?" asked Harriet. 



No, my dear. That is the Red Cedar, 

 a species of Juniper, which grows in North 

 America and the West Indies. On account 

 of its powerful odour, and its property of re- 



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