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tree. It is much more abundant in this country than 

 in its native habitats, Mount Taurus and Mount 

 Lebanon. Some of the first introduced plants are still 

 growing in the Botanic Gardens at Chelsea. They 

 were planted in 1683. 



A. c.~ var. argentea. Gardens. 



Differs from the species in having very glaucous 

 foliage, which renders it very handsome. There is a 

 fine example of this variety in the grounds of 

 Williams, Esq., "The Temple," near Marlow. 



ABIES DEODARA. Lindky. 



(Deodar or Indian Cedar.) 

 STN. Cedrus Deodara. Loudon. 



Any eulogium on the beauties of this well-known 

 species would be superfluous. It is a native of the wes- 

 tern Himalayas, where it grows one hundred and fifty 

 feet high, with a trunk eight or ten feet in diameter. 

 The peculiar gracefulness of its young state is well 

 known. When old it is said to acquire a flat head, like 

 the cedar of Lebanon, and with a clean taper trunk. 



A. D. var. robusta. Gardens. 



In every way more robust than the species. Its 

 leaves, too, are much longer. A distinct and hand- 

 some variety. 



A. D. var. viridis. Gardens. 



Has not the glaucous hue of the species, its foliage 

 being of a bright pale green. 



