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Var. fastigiata. 



Of stiff, erect habit with short, sturdy branches, 



Var. glauca. 



Leaves of a beautiful blue or glaucous hue. One of the most 

 effective and widely grown conifers. 



Var. pendula. 

 Branchlets pendulous. 



The timber of trees grown for decorative purposes is knotty, 

 but of good quality, and trees grown without side-branches will 

 probably furnish useful timber. 



The Atlas cedar is an excellent avenue tree provided it is 

 given ample space for development, and appears to be better 

 suited for towns than either the deodar or Lebanon cedar. 



Cedrus brevifolia, Henry. 

 Cyprus Cedar. 



Cedrus Libani, var. brevifolia, Hooker. 



This differs from C. Libanii and C. ailantica (of one of which 

 it may be a depauperate form) by its more or less stunted habit, 

 short leaves (up to | in. long), and small cones. The cedar forests 

 in Cyprus composed of this tree are said to cover about 500 acres 

 on the principal watershed of the southern range at about 4,500 

 ft. altitude. The largest tree is stated to be 60 ft. high and 11 ft. 

 6 in. in girth at 5 ft. above the ground, but there are many trees 

 40 ft. high. It was introduced by Sir Samuel Baker in 1879, but is 

 rare in cultivation. There are small stunted examples at Kew, 

 but they have no decorative value. 



Beissner, Nadelh. 329 (ed. 2, 1909) ; Trees of Great Brit, and Ireland, iii, p. 

 467 (1908). 



Cedrus Deodara, Loudon. (Fig. 34.) 

 The Deodar. 



Cedrus indica, Chambers ; C. Libani var. Deodara, Hooker ; Abies 

 Deodara, Lindley ; Larix Deodara, C. Koch ; Pinus Deodara, Roxburgh. 



A tree exceeding 200 ft. in height and 35 ft. in girth in the 

 Himalaya. Bark greyish brown, divided into irregular, oblong 

 scales. Leading shoots of young trees and branches pendulous. 

 Leaves 1-1|^ in. (occasionally 2 in.) long, dark green, glaucous or 

 silvery, sharply pointed. 3Iale and female flowers often on 

 separate trees, but sometimes on the same tree, in which case 

 they are on separate branches. ^ Cones barrel-shaped, 3-5 in. 

 long, 2-3| in. in diameter (proportionately the largest in the 



1 Troup, Silv. of Ind. Trees, 1,101 (1921). 



