186 SYLVAN WINTER. 



which has been called a deciduous Cedar, are pro- 

 duced in tufts, or little bunches, from the shoots, 

 and even in winter are very beautiful in their 

 verdant freshness. There is a roughness and 

 ruggedness about the bark of the twigs which, in 

 conjunction with the colour of the foliage, gives a 

 very picturesque character to the spray of this 

 noble tree. 



