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268 texture to the Bermudian, and is well adapted for the same kind of employment.

The Spaniards formerly used Cedar to a great extent in ship-building; and the "Gibraltar" and other large ships of theirs were found, on being taken to pieces, to have much of this wood in them, in a sound state.

Cedar is found in India, Japan, Australia, and Van Diemen's Land.

The same rule prevails in the market with reference to the sale of Cedar as with Mahogany, namely, that of deducting about one-third from the calliper measurement for irregularity of manufacture, shakes, defects, centres, saw-kerfs, &c. Pencil Cedar is classed No. 3; Red Cedar, No. 6; and White Cedar, No. 17, among timbers used in ships, in Lloyds' rules for ship-building.

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