34 CONIFEROUS TREES 



6i 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 pro- 

 duced, and these, when fully developed, but before 

 becoming ripe, are of an intense bluish green colour. 

 Cedrus atlantica glauca has grown rapidly at 

 Chigwell House, Pinner. The largest tree, which 

 was planted twenty-three years ago, is 43 feet 

 high and with a stem girth of 40 inches at 3 feet 

 from the ground. It is a beautiful specimen in 

 which the silvery glaucous tint of foliage is 

 prominently revealed. Another tree of the same 

 kind is 40 feet high, with a stem which girths 

 38 inches at a yard from the ground. Many rare 

 and beautiful conifers are included in the collection 

 at Chigwell House. 



C. Deodara, Loudon. The Deodar. Indian 

 Cedar. (Synonyms : Pinus Deodara, Roxburgh ; 

 Abies Deodara, Lindley ; Larix Deodara, C. Koch ; 

 Cedrus indica, Chambray ; C. Libani Deodara, 

 Hooker /.) Himalayas. 1831. — This tree stands 

 almost unrivalled in the grandeur of its lithe and 

 beautifully pendulous branches ; indeed, it is open 

 to question whether a more distinct 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 and exposed sites. In a young 

 state the Indian Cedar is rendered highly orna- 

 mental by reason of the decidedly pendulous leader 

 and gracefully drooping branch tips, abundantly 

 supplied with glaucous green foliage of the richest 

 and most deUcate description. The male or pollen 



