Cedars and Cypresses 



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C. Deodara Loud. (3), Deodar Cedar, an admirable tree from India, 

 of pyramidal form, with somewhat pendulous branch tips, with dark 

 bluish-green, very long (2 inches) rigid needles, of rapid growth, is a 

 light, airy, graceful, lawn tree. 



Cupressus. The true Cypress. This genus of medium to small 

 trees, usually less symmetrical than the firs and spruces, and, with their 

 slender branchlets, more graceful, contains some ten species of senai- 



FiG. 61. — Deodar Cedar. Cedrtis Deodara Loud. 



tropical distribution, hence they are only fit for southern climates, 

 and deep, sandy loam. 



C. sempervirens Linn. (4), the best known, European; and espe- 

 cially the columnar variety, fasti giata (4(7), is used much in cemeteries, 

 being somber with its dark green foliage and erect form. 



C. macrocarpa Hartw. (5), (large-fruited), the well-known Mon- 

 terey Cypress, much planted in California, resembles the common Ju- 

 niper, but has more feathery foliage. It is specially fit for seacoast 

 planting. 



