CEDARS. YEW 205 



general shape of the crown ovoid-pyramidal to dome- 

 shaped. 



Crown not taller than broad and often 

 widely spreading i.e. spheroidal-depressed, 

 broad -domed, spreading -pyramidal or 

 spreading, 

 n Trunk soon breaking into the limbs, which [(/~7/~7) 



come off at wide angles, and extend ividely; ^ 8 no * , 



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the stem soon lost in the crown. 



Evergreen with broad-pyramidal or 

 dome-shaped, spreading crown, and 

 dark terraced or tiered spray, composed 

 of horizontally extended twigs bearing 

 tufts of 40 50 needles. Cones large 

 oblong. 



Gedrus Libani, Loud. Cedar of Lebanon (Fig. 6). 

 Large tree 50 80 feet or more in height, and especially 

 characterised by the enormous spreading branches and 

 tabular terraced spray. These peculiarities are shared 

 also by C. atlantica and C. Deodara, though the latter 

 is oftener seen in the pyramidal form proper to all when 

 young and vigorously growing (Fig. 66). (For further 

 particulars concerning Cedars, see pp. 150 3.) 



The Yew also shows a tendency to the broad crown 

 and terraced form in old age. 



The terracing observable in large Horse-chestnuts to 

 display their broad digitate leaves in tiers should also be 

 noted, and a few other trees show the same tendency to a 

 greater or less extent, e.g. the Silver Firs. 



Deciduous trees with extensively spread- 

 ing limbs, and rounded, dome-shaped 

 or broadly -pyramidal crowns, foliage 

 not terraced. 



$ Limbs and principal branches zig- []? or (gg) 

 zag and tortuous, and spray very seep. 213.] 

 irregular, with no tendency to ^dicho- 

 tomy. 



