The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . varies,Vi^hich in process of time become small, erect, scaly cones threeor four hues long. At the base of each scale lie two minutewinged seeds. On some stocks the cones are violet-colored inthe spring instead of green; but this is an accidental variation,for the trees are in no other respect peculiar. The wood of the American larch is superior to any species ofpine or spruce : it is exceedingly strong and singularly Canada it is considered as the most
The sylva americana; or, A description of the forest trees indigenous to the United States, practically and botanically considered . varies,Vi^hich in process of time become small, erect, scaly cones threeor four hues long. At the base of each scale lie two minutewinged seeds. On some stocks the cones are violet-colored inthe spring instead of green; but this is an accidental variation,for the trees are in no other respect peculiar. The wood of the American larch is superior to any species ofpine or spruce : it is exceedingly strong and singularly Canada it is considered as the most valuable timber, and hasno fault except its weight. In the state of Maine it is esteemedmore than any other species of resinous wood for the knees ofvessels, and is ahv^ys used for thjs purpose when proper piecescan be obtained. This wood is justly appreciated in the UnitedStates, but it is little employed because it is rare and may bereplaced with other species which are cheaper and moreabundant. DENDROLOGY. 195 LAURUS. Euucandria Munogynia. Linx. Laurinec. Juss. stomachic. Scccrnant, stimulant, Red Bay. Laurus This species of Laurel isobserved iii the lower partof Virginia, and it continuesto be seen uninterruptedlythroughout the maritime dis-tricts of the Carolinas andof Georgia, in the Floridasand in Lower Louisiana. Itis known only by the nameo( Red Bay. It is profuselymultiplied in the branchswamps which intersect thepine-barrens. It is also seenon the skirts of the greatswamps which border therivers and around the pondscovered with the Laurus .stlvalis, or pond bush, that are -^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^^X^f* j^tcool and humid soil appears to be essential to Us growth or tnever found in dry and sandy lands. It is ^l^/^^^^.^^ ^the farther south it grows, the more vigorous and beautiful is its ^ir:^able situations the red bay often attains the height of60 or 70 feet, and from 12 to 15 inches m diai^eter: whenL d at this ;tature, its trunk is generally -oked and divid din
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