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Varieties.
i C L . 2 frlm a ig™ fc /s._L e .iv e s o f a silvery h u e b o th above an d below
s r =2 i 3 “ S«
w e ig h t; b u t th ey do n o t ro o t in to it Ti by th e ir own
b u t in old tre es it becomes bro ad an d f l a t t ^ e Y ” W h ? f ‘
IS d rawn up among o th e r tre es, it pro fo® fr®"™ " L e b a n o n
duces a clean s tra ig h t tru n k , differin"
only m ap p e a ran c e from th a t o f th e
la rch in tb e co lo u r o f its bark . T h e w ood
o t th e c e d a r is o f a reddish white, li"h t
an d spongy, easily worked, b u t v riy
di'iraW '™‘T- »'“ 1 fry no means
d u rab le. _ T h e tre e , as an ornamental
obje ct, IS most magnificent ; uniting
th e g la n d with th e p ic tu re sq u e , in a
mamie r n o t equa lled by an y o th e r tre e
n B iita in , e ith e r indigenous o r in tro - ■ 1974.--
C. I.ibilni.
space ample, it form’s 'lY % a n ti! m-'rateid Y iu ! H r»fo®' tered, an d th e
mansion to which it belono-s • -md it „n i dignity on th e park and
if th e tre es a re so far I Z l Z !o ai o ? Y ' T ’ ""®u""® ""'■i™'l®d g ran d eu r.
K p la n ted in masses, it is, like every o t h ? s p ™ i 'o V f f i ? f o " ‘‘ « e t y s i d e .
d rawn np with a s tra ig h t n ak ed tru n k a n d ? ! "i r ? -P '" “ ®"fo fo® " '‘1’®’
th e larch, ex c ep t in being everm-een’ ' This "fr® '' "'® ap p e aran ce from
Cla rem o n t, and o th e r places n ea r I ond o ’r i ^''f^Pl'fo®'* K enw o o d , a t
c ed ar is p lan ted in masses, an d a d r i t a ! ? o f s!)’ H a o T ''t Y " " ’ T Y ’’® ‘'’®
each tre e , n o th in g in th e way o f sylvan mfoestv h Y c " '® " 1»®''"®®"
a forest o f living pyramids T h ii ic ^ be more sublime th a n such
W h itto n and on" tYe r Y a Y i a J k ' t P e O T ? t h e c ed a r tow e r at
every soil an d s itu a tio n su itab le for t h ? C h w r 'a r e i ®® • " ‘'i
grow equally well with th a t tre e a tY r i r i i c th a t it will
ilo u b t o f it f p ro v id ed it were 1 ? J T ®'®'’™'®” " . t e ° " S f o ' ‘'® have little
L o n d o ^ it has ce rtain ly a t t a i n ? th e la rgYrsT z 'e in ’ d "®'S‘te®"®heod o f
Syon W h itto n , and P a in ’s H i l l ; h u t th e s l i r f a t f ®^
a t W h itto n . w h e re th e tre e ha’s a t t a i „ ? r i t Y r ! S ’' S
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p 2 'H “ S ,.’S ÍH H £ ü ^
If c n Y Y f 1 ’ .P"®foasing the cones that are imported from th^ Levant
H Britain are kept a year after being gathered they may be
rate th e " te®'“ ®’?""® "fo®" ®®®®atly taken from the tree. To facilita
te the operation of extracting the seeds, the cones may be steeped in water
r e S d f c om e n ? t Í f ®" Y “ ® *fo®" "P®"®'“ t*'® *'»"4 the sieds
after b e in < £ a k ? o.u r,f U committed to the soil immediately
rieeped b t e l t e i n Y Y ' ‘’® ®"®® ‘ f"®'-® ®®P®cially if the latter have hee!
leftTo s’hrfrik I f A™® fo® "®®fo" fofo® ‘" " ““ «fo’ and might be injured, if
? s i I 5 s = f s g a 2 i £ : i s mfoklriT ™ Y ®®re""g to be 1 m. deep j and this depth may be di-
r e e ? Y l f r | ‘"®te"®fo’ ayco.tding to the lightness or heaviness of the soil. The
boxes Y tY hY ite' “ "T, ’’®"" fo ‘"'® ®P®" S™fo®"’ i" 'atg® «at pots ?
the w hole ofYh 7® • more convenient mode, as it admits of prerirving
he & st year wfrh’Y c t'"l ‘re "P fo """S - ? ® P ? " " ""® ^ °® ^ i™''®® fo-gb
ÍY ,?l 7 i ’ "fofo.®®™®®ly any taproots ; but these increase afterwards as
tranY Y Y eY irfr® ' “ ®'r “ ’® ®"‘‘ ° ’’ ‘fo® fo®"‘ y®"®’ ‘tefo foriY into nursery lines, or, what is more conveniehn®t, ®in®t®od fso"mgaa l“l pay!’t sb !■
tHo üge ’sYtZY; Ífr yf^rf ran'itee ’s’o’'.'dT. "®In/’ fpor®iv^a te nurse®rireefsr,^ wy®h”er efo ®t hfeo' fpo®lafno ts“ atore p nootst ali ksefzlvé
IftpYl, ■ a"y ilistance, they may be planted in the free soil in nursery lines
aY rem oY T ff rY ’""?®?®''-®^ fo® ™ ‘® re®® P'"®" ™®> A®®' and, S the}
Y iriteerisW thcYi’in f " " ' o n then- roots may be protected from the air!
c ? e must hp f t " puddle. In the nursery culture of the cedar
l,Y f n Y " t e “ J"®® 'fo® !®a‘ling shoot, which is said not to
le a d eY Y a ’sT a k r tiir tY '’ I ^ Y " °® i ""6®"®®"'- ft advisable to tie the
after Lfopb Yi Y f t e '" "®® P'“ ®fo "fo®®® tfoey are finally to remain •
phints to full ’fr'*' "’"■f I? '® 'fo®'"®®'''®®- la their progress from young
f c a r ^ Y l r r s r ! n tY & , ‘'fr‘' ” ’fr ' ’®’'^ fo"® ‘"■""fo^’ "®'^®fr "®re®®lj
f 2. C, D e o d a 'b a Roxb. The Deodara, or Indian, Cedar.
'" to . ; Laws. M an ., p. 381.
k h z *‘e"'sat£ i r i 'r i r i i “ “ fr-'""' frto"- "I'e-1 I>eth
e n a tifrjl siz'e. ' VF7. to our usual scale ; aod Jigs. 1975. and 1976. of
Leaves fascicled, evergreen, acute, triquetrous, rigid. Cones
twm, oval, obtuse, e re c t; scales adpressed. (L m é .) Cones from 4 J in . to
5 in. long; and from 3 J ,n . to 3 J in. broad.’ Seed! with the wing?ne7ri;
g m. Ion,, , scale about the same length, and 2 in. broad. A large ever!
ff®®" 'a®®; Nepal and Indo-Tataric mountains, at 10,000 or 12,000 feet
Y ? d Y issY 1 '®‘’- £® Y fo *® fofofo” ®"®®'y ’5 0 P'- ’"t®oitTs
r e ? ; , oYri wa®®"tly as hardy as the cedar o f Lebanon, from which
tivelYwhiter ” " ‘"'™®® fo} ft® g®"®®a’ aspect being compara-
Fanefrs Two varieties, or perhaps nearly allied species, called the Shinlik
L Y d a Y r (T L 7 T ! n f o / ; " Y r ' “ ®®‘'®®®'‘™ ’”’“^®" fo® fo--®"'" °p
thp^Yp'" teY?® "re. ample and spreading; ascending a little near the trunk of
W is h ’ lY teP'"® te fo® ®"®®“ ’ties. The wood is compact, o f a yellowish
white, and strongly impregnated with resin. The bark is greyish and
solitYvYYffY?® ®f ®"®’'®" "fo*' " 8’™'®®"" fofo®*"- Tfo® '®are® ai-e eMbeé
Itafr? Z lYf fete u!f® 7 7 ""” ®®°“® ' 'h®y are larger than those of C. . barn, and o f a bluish but dark green, covered with a light glaucous bloom.
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