302 ODOROGRAPHIA, 
viridis. The species is a native of the mountains of North India, 
where it forms vast forests up to an elevation of 12,000 feet. It 
attains a height of 100 to 150 feet and a girth of 20 to 30 feet. 
The cedars of California are the Libocedrus decurrens, Cupressus 
fragrans, C. Lawsoniana, and C. macrocarpa. The L., decurrens, 
called ‘‘ White Cedar,” is a noble evergreen tree, thriving in sandy 
soils, and attaining a height of 140 feet and a diameter of 5 to 
7 teet. The generic name signifies “‘ incense cedar”? on account 
of the fragrant odour it emits when burned. It is found on the 
Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Cupressus fragrans is synony- 
mous with C. aromatica. 
The price-lists of American wholesale dealers also quote an 
““ Oil of Florida Cedar’? at one-third per lb. that of American 
cedar *, 
Oil of White Cedar distilled from Cupressus thuyoides is also 
sold as oil of cedar in America. 
* American Druggist, Aug. 1886, p. 159. 
