. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . eroes, the Athenians buriedthem in coffins of cypress; and the chests or coffinsin which the Egyptian mummies are found areusually of the same material. Cypress is a hand-some timber. Though hard, it is elastic; and, there-fore, would answer well for musical fiirniture, it would be equal even to maho-gany ; for, though not so beautiful in its colour, it isstronger, resists the worm equally, and its odour repelsinsects from whatever may be contained in a cabinet orchest made of it. F
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . eroes, the Athenians buriedthem in coffins of cypress; and the chests or coffinsin which the Egyptian mummies are found areusually of the same material. Cypress is a hand-some timber. Though hard, it is elastic; and, there-fore, would answer well for musical fiirniture, it would be equal even to maho-gany ; for, though not so beautiful in its colour, it isstronger, resists the worm equally, and its odour repelsinsects from whatever may be contained in a cabinet orchest made of it. For building, there is no timber supe-rior to the cypress, which lasts almost as long as stoneitself; accordingly, where it is found in great abund-ance, it is very much used for that purpose. Thecypress is reputed to live to a great age; and, thoughthe precise period has not been ascertained, the factof its being planted over the graves of the dead, andcarried in funeral processions, as an emblem of im-mortality, is a proof that its duration must be veryconsiderable. 80 VEGETABLE JVhito Cedar—Cupressus thyoidei. The White Cedar is a native of America, where itgrows to a considerable size; but it grows slowly,being eighty years old before it is fit for timber, andeven then, though it answers well for hoops, smallboats, roofing, and some other purposes, it does notappear very worthy of cultivation as ia timber it is hardy, and forms a good variety in clumpsof evergreens. Of the Juniper, there are twenty-two species, ofwhich only the Barbadoes juniper, Barbadoes cedar,the Bermuda cedar, and the Red cedar, rise to belarge trees. The Barbadoes Cedar (Juniperus Barhadensis)grows to be a large tree, and is used for ship-buildingand other purposes; but, being a native of the tro-pical regions, it cannot be cultivated with profit as aforest tree in England. The Bermuda juniper alsoattains a considerable size; its timber is more redthan that of the former; and, as
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