HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 33 



headed appearance that is so characteristic a 

 feature of that tree. Owing to its having a small 

 branch spread in proportion 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 dense, short, and 

 prickly leaves, and erect leading shoot, w^hile the 

 branch tips are straight and stiff. 



C. ATLANTICA AUREA is a distinct and orna- 

 mental form in which the young foliage has a 

 golden tint, which, however, does not appear in 

 all cases to be constant. 



C. ATLANTICA GLAUCA. — This is One of the most 

 distinct and ornamental of hardy conifers ; indeed, 

 it is a gem that arrests the attention of every one. 

 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 noticeable 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, 

 the late Lord Avebury's property. These trees 

 are as stately as they are beautiful, being nearly 



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