[23] I Kings v. 10.
"'The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.'--What is 'the glory of Lebanon,' Miss Harson?"
"The cedar of Lebanon, dear; and we will now turn our attention to that and the other cedars."
CHAPTER XXI.
THE CEDARS.
"The cypress tribe," said Miss Harson, "differ from the pines, or Coniferae, by not having their fruit in a true cone, but in a roundish head which consists of a small number of scales, sometimes forming a sort of berry. One of the most common of this family is the arbor vitae, or tree of life--a tree so small as to look like a pointed shrub, and more used for fences than for ornament. An arbor-vitae hedge, you know, divides our flower garden from the kitchen-garden and goes all the way down to the brook."
"I like the smell of it," said Clara. "Don't you, Miss Harson?"
SIBERIAN ARBOR VITAE.