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virginiana), Fig. 18, and the southern {J. barhadensis) , 
which grows in the sub-tropical coastal region from Georgia 
to Florida and westward along the shores of the Gulf of 
[By 2'eriuission of U. S. Dqit. of Agriculture. 
Fig. 18. — Eed Cedar {Jariijiertis vircjiniana). 
Mexico to Texas. The latter is also found in Jamaica and 
other West Indian islands. The structure and physical 
properties of the two species are practically the same. 
The red cedar grows to a height of 50 to 60 ft., and, the 
