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slower growth, this being particularly noticeable when the 

 plants are growing side by side, and under exactly similar 

 conditions. The cones are terminal sub-globose, f of an inch 

 in diameter, and composed of about sixteen spirally arranged 

 scales, and roundish, deeply winged seeds. This is a neat 

 little tree, of slow growth, and remarkable for the bright and 

 cheery tint of the foliage. It has attained to a height of 15 

 feet in Southern England. 



A. selagfanosdes, Don. Tasmania. (About 1847).— 

 This is the hardiest, best known, and most accommodating 

 of the species. From the others it may readily be dis- 

 tinguished by its twiggy growth, flat, scale-like leaves, which 

 are closely appressed to the branches, and grass-green colour. 

 The cones are globular, and about | of an inch in diameter. 

 This species does remarkably well in peat-bog, and the largest 

 specimen I have seen was growing in the open portion of a 

 larch wood, and amongst loamy peat, rather damp, and where 

 sunshine rarely gained admission. Growing under favourable 

 conditions, this specimen attained to a height of 12 feet in 

 fifteen years. 



CEDRUS (Loudon). 



THE CEDARS. 



Flowers monoecious, stamens in catkins. 



Cones oval, flattened at the ends, erect, smooth, on the 

 upper sides of the branches. 



Scales overlapping, closely placed, rounded on the outer 

 margin. 



Seeds in twos under each scale, furnished with a persistent 

 membranaceous wing. 



Cotyledons leafy, mostly nine in number. 



Leaves scattered, or tufted, needle - shaped, stiff, and 

 persistent. 



Large growing evergreen trees, Avith the leaves either 

 arranged singly on long shoots or in bundles on short spurs. 



