Cedar

Cedar, BARBADES, is strictly speaking Juniperus barbadiensis; but a more important tree is that called Bastard Barbadoes Cedar (Cedrela odorata), a tree of the order Cedrelaceæ (q.v.). Its wood has an agreeable fragrance, and being soft and light, it is used for canoes and for shingles. Havannah cigar-boxes are very generally made of it, and in France it is used in making black-lead pencils.