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in a horizontal direction, clad with looser and more pendenl 
foliage, give the whole tree quite another character. The 
twisted stems, too, when they become aged, have a singular, 
dried-looking, whitish bark, which is quite unique and 
peculiar. There is a very fine natural avenue of Red 
Cedars near Fishkiil landing, in Duchess Co., composed of 
two rows of noble trees 35 or 40 feet high, which is a very 
agreeable walk in winter and early spring. This has given 
the name of Cedar Grove to the country seat in question, 
where the Red Cedar grows spontaneously upon a slate 
subsoil with great luxuriance. There the trees are dis- 
seminated widely by the birds, which feed with avidity 
upon the berries. 
The Red Cedar is well known to every person as one of 
our very best timber trees. It takes its name from the 
reddish hue of the perfect wood. This has a fragrant odor, 
and is not only light, fine-grained, and close in texture, but 
extremely durable. It is therefore much employed (though 
of late it is becoming scarcer) in conjunction with Live 
oak, which is too heavy alone, in ship-building. It is also 
valued for its great durability as posts for fencing; and is 
exported to Europe, to be used in the manufacture of pen- 
cils, and other useful purposes. 
The Arbor Vita: Tree. Thuja. 
Nat. Ord. Coniferae. Lin. Syst. Moncecia, Monadelphia. 
The Arbor Vitae ( Thuja occidentalis), sometimes also 
called Flat Cedar, or White Cedar, is distinguished from 
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