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BICLINIA CONIFEHJE, CupreSSUS. 
thyoides . 
sissippi. Tj • May. v. v. The Bald or Deciduous Cy- 
press is one of the largest trees of the New Continent. 
The extensive use made of its wood, and other parti- 
culars respecting this interesting tree, are fully eluci- 
dated in the excellent work of the younger Michaux, 
who paid particular attention to the use and properties 
of the different American forest trees. 
2. C. ramulis compressis, foliis quadrifariam imbricatis 
ovatis basi tuberculatis, strobilis globulosis. — Willd. 
sp. pl. 4. p. 512. 
Icon. Mich. arb. 3. p. 20. t. 2. JVangh. amer. t. 2./. 4. 
Pluk. mant. t. 345. f 1. 
In deep swamps : New England to Carolina. T? . April, 
May. v. v. The White Cedar , so well treated upon 
by Michaux, is the principal tree, composing what is 
called Cedar-swamps , throughout the middle and 
southern States. 
occidentalis. 
;O0. THUYA. Gen. pl. 1457. 
1. T. ramulis ancipitibus, foliis quadrifariam imbricatis ova- 
to-rhombeis adpressis nudis tuberculatis, strobilis obo- 
vatis, squamis interioribus truncatis, infra apicem gib- 
bosis. Willd. sp. pl. 4. p . 508. 
Icon. Mich. arb. 3. p. 2Q. t 3. Wangh. amer. t.2.f,3. 
From Canada to the mountains of Virginia and Carolina. 
Tj . May. v . v. The American Arbor Vitce is rather 
scarce in the southern States, and only found on the 
steep banks of mountain torrents. The branches are 
extremely tough. 
communis. 
710 . JUNIPERUS. Gen. pl. 1552. 
1. J. foliis ternis patentibus mucronatis bacca longioribus, 
Willd. sp. pl. 4. p. 853. 
erecta. 
depressa. 
ct. J. ramis erectis. 
/ 3 . J. ramis depressis. 
a. About rocks, near the falls of rivers, in Canada and 
the western part of New York. / 3 . in New York, and 
particularly in the province of Maine, in rocky or 
gravelly situations. Pj . May. v. v. The Common 
Juniper may probably have been originally brought 
from Europe ; but the variety / 3 ., or probably a distinct 
species, seems to be really an original native } it does 
not grow above a foot or two high, and one single 
