hemlock-spruce

(hem’lok-sprés), n. An Amer- iean fir, the Tsuga Can a dens is: so called from the resemblance of its branches in tenuity and position to the leaves of the common hemlock, Conium maculatum: commonly ealled simply hemlock. The bark is much used in tanning; combined with that of oak, it is thought to make the best leather. Leather tanned with the bark of hemlock alone has a red color, and is inferior. The Californian hemlock is Tsuga Mertensiana; that of the Southern States is 7. Carol in i an a. The ground-hemlock is the dwarf yew of eastern North America (Taxus baccata, var. Can a dens is), a straggling bush with flat distichous leaves resembling those of the hemlock-spruce. hemmel (hem’1), ». A Scotch form of hemble. hemmer (hem’ér),». [