AMERICAN ARBOR VITÆ. 
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Chinese Thuya as an ornament of pleasure-grounds, and the quality of its 
wood is a sufficient motive for propagating it in unimproved marshes in the 
north of Europe ; but the White Cedar, which is taller and of a more uni- 
form diameter, more rapid in its growth, and of equal durability, would 
be a still more valuable acquisition. 
PLATE CLVL 
A branch with leaves and cones of the natural size. Fig. 1 , Seeds. 
[Soil, Propagation, $c . — This tree grows best in a cool, moist soil, but 
may be grown in any ground not too dry. As a hedge or screen it has 
few compeers. At the residence of my friend, A. J. Downing, Esq., near 
Newburgh, a screen of Arbor Vitæ, in his grounds, is remarkable for its 
beauty and perfection. 
As it ripens abundance of seeds, it is readily propagated. 
See Nuttall’s Supplement, Yol. 3, p. 101.] 
FINIS. 
