36 CONIFEROUS TREES 



as a purely ornamental specimen, the Lebanon 

 Cedar must have plenty of room for perfect 

 development of root and branch, as when crowded 

 with other trees in the forest the appearance is 

 miserable, from the dying back of the branches 

 and branch tips. The branches are usually 

 arranged horizontally, and are quite flat, gener- 

 ally in distinct tiers, but sometimes scattered 

 irregularly over the trunk, and long in proportion 

 to the height of the tree ; while the foliage is deep 

 grass-green, thickly set, each leaf i inch long, and 

 sharply pointed. 



Cones are abundantly produced, each being 

 4 inches long by about half that in diameter. 

 The timber, though not much in demand in this 

 country, is excellent in quality, and stands the 

 changes from damp to drought in rather a com- 

 mendable manner. This, however, is dwelt on 

 at length in the chapter devoted to the timbers 

 of coniferous trees. In a very interesting history 

 of Enfield, published in 1873, it is stated that the 

 oldest Cedar in England is undoubtedly that still 

 flourishing in the Palace Garden of Enfield, which 

 was planted by Dr. Uvedale between 1662 and 

 1670. The next in age were those planted in the 

 Chelsea Physic Garden, by Sir Henry Sloane, 

 which, when measured by Sir Joseph Banks in 

 1784, were fast going to decay, and were then far 

 behind the Enfield Cedar in life and beauty. The 

 largest was blown down in the autumn of 1853, 

 when the interior was found to have almost en- 

 tirely perished. 



C. LiBANi ARGENTEA, Afitoine, is certainly a 

 distinct and desirable variety, with foliage of 



