60 CEDETJS. 



in Judaea, the Cedar of Lebanon being formerly found plentiful 

 along its banks. 



No. 1. Cedrus atlantica, Manettl, the Mount Atlas Cedar. 

 Syn. Cedrus Africana, Gordon. 

 argentea, Loudon. 



elegans, Knight 



Abies Atlantica, Lindley. 

 Pinus Atlantica, Endlicher. 

 Cedrus Atlantica, Parlcdore. 



Leaves in tufts, or singly on the young shoots, stiff, needle- 

 shaped, cylindrical, or flattened on the upper side, sharp- 

 pointed, and straight ; evergreen, with a ' silvery appearance, 

 and shorter and denser than those of the common Cedar of 

 Lebanon, very irregular in length in the fasciles, varying from 

 half to three-fourths of an inch in length, longer on the 

 leading: shoots, and with a furrow running alono; the whole 

 length of the leaf. Branches rather slender, less rigid, and 

 covered with scattered bundles of leaves, mostly opposite, but 

 sometimes very irregularly placed. Cones ovate, flattened, or 

 rather depressed at the ends, from two and a half to three 

 inches long, erect on the upper side of the external branches, 

 of a shining light brown colour, and full of resinous matter. 

 Scales closely pressing against each other, smooth, broad, 

 truncate and blunt on the upper part, of a leathery texture, 

 and thin on the edges. Seeds of an irregular or angular shape, 

 soft, and with a thin transparent wing one inch or more long. 



A noble tree, like the Cedar of Lebanon, growing from 80 to 

 100 feet high, with horizontal branches and a tabular-shaped 

 head when old, but somewhat pyramidal and open in the head 

 when young. 



It is found on the highest mountains in Algeria, and par- 

 ticularly on the famous Atlas range in Northern Africa, at an 

 elevation of from 7000 to 8000 feet. 



The Mount Atlas Cedar is quite hardy, and more rapid in 

 growth than the common Cedar of Lebanon. 



