Foster, Edwin W · Boston : Ginn and Company · leaf 129
fond of coolswamps. It has a conical shape and ismuch larger than the arbor vi-toe, reaching sometimes ninetyfeet. The wood is very valu-able, being soft but durable, and is used for shingles,posts, and boats. It has the property of enduring thechanges such as posts or other structural members… … Fig. 129. Arbor Vitas THE EVERGREENS 121 and tlie ease with which it can be worked. This is thefamiliar tree of our roadside, where the birds who feaston the cedar berries have stood on the fence rails andunconsciously planted rows of cedars for future genera-tions by dropping the seeds on the…
Woodwork · Trees
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