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the Tampifiis, for pepper poles ; and the Mara- 

 wan^ for building pm/tus. The Mirbom is pos- 

 sessed of a peculiarity which 1 have never noticed 

 in any other large timber tree; it is, that the 

 smooth bark, which encircles it, Is as virid as 

 that of a hazel sapling, and tlie contrast between 

 it and the brown and rugged stems of its neigh- 

 bors strikes the eye at a very great distance. 



