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tlon to the height, it is also more valuable as a forest tree 

 than that species, grows on poorer and more exposed land, 

 and is an excellent seaside tree. 



The general points of recognition of the Mount Atlas 

 cedar are the comparatively short and less flat branch 

 arrangement, the thick, short, and prickly leaves, and erect 

 leading shoot, while the branch tips are straight and stiff. 



C. atlaniica g^lauca. — This is one of the most dis- 

 tinct and ornamental of hardy conifers ; indeed, it is a gem 

 that arrests the attention of everyone. Little or no difference, 

 except in foliage tint, is discernible between the glaucous 

 African cedar and the typical or parent plant as usually seen, 

 for the same rigid and irregular mode of growth is notice- 

 able in both species and variety. The foliage colouring is, 

 however, both distinct and remarkable, the deep grass or blue- 

 green of the normal tree giving place to a most enticing 

 silvery hue in the glaucous variety, and which renders it as 

 distinct and pretty a conifer as could well be desired. The 

 branches are sturdy and stiff pointed, of various lengths at 

 the same height, and rounded rather than flat. Two of the 

 largest specimens I have seen are growing on the estate of 

 High Elms, Sir John Lubbock's property. These trees are as 

 stately as they are beautiful, being nearly 50 feet in height 

 each, and regularly clothed with foliage, which at a short 

 distance away has more the appearance of burnished silver 

 than anything else I can recall to mind. Cones have been 

 produced, and these, when fully developed, but before becom- 

 ing ripe, are of an intense bluish-green colour. 



C. Deodara, Loudon. Indian Cedar. {Synonyms: — 

 Phms Deodara, Roxburgh ; Abies Deodara, Lindley ; Larix 

 Deodara, Koch ; Cedrus Indica, Chambr ; C. Libani Deodara, 

 Hooker.) Himalayas. 183 1. — This tree stands almost un- 

 rivalled in the grandeur of its lithe and beautifully pendulous 

 branches; indeed, it is open to question whether a more dis- 

 tinct and graceful hardy conifer has yet found its way into 

 this country. Few trees are more accommodating as to soil 

 than the present species, but it is not well adapted for cold 



