CEDRUS 



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white, in loose spicate whorls. Aromatic plant from 

 Canary Isls. 



C. pdllida, Lindl. Similar to C. mexicana, but differing in having 

 shorter, pale red fls. B.R. 1846:29. It is sometimes confused with 



N. TAYLOB-f 



CEDRUS (Kedros, ancient Greek name). Pindcese. 

 CEDAR. Trees grown for their persisting foliage and 

 striking habit; they are also valuable timber trees. 



Large evergreen trees, with quadrangular, stiff, 

 fasciculate Ivs.: 

 fls. monoecious, 

 the staminate 

 forming cylin- 

 drical catkins: 

 cones ovate or 

 ovate-oblong, 

 thick, 3-5 in. 

 long, with 

 broad, closely 

 imbrica te, 

 bracts, attain- 

 ing maturity in 

 2 or 3 years; 

 seeds winged. 

 Three closely 

 allied species in 

 N. Afr., Asia 

 Minor and 

 Himalayas. 



The cedars 

 are large orna- 

 mental coni- 

 fers, with wide- 

 spreading bran- 

 ches, very dis- 

 tinct in habit 

 from most other 

 conifers. They 

 are usually con- 

 sidered tender, 

 but a hardy 

 race of Cedrus 

 Libani has been 

 recently intro- 

 duced by the 

 Arnold Arbore- 

 tum from the 

 highest eleva- 

 tion where the 

 species occurs in 

 Asia Minor; the 

 plants have 

 stood all the 

 winters since 

 1902 unpro- 

 tected at the 

 Arnold Arbore- 

 tum and have 

 pro v e d per- 

 fectly hardy. It 

 is very gratify- 



851. Cedars on Mt. Lebanon, Cedrus Libani. 



ing that one is now able to grow so far north the 

 famous cedar of Lebanon which, aside from its beauty, 

 is of peculiar interest for its historic and religious 

 associations. The race of Cedrus Libani commonly 

 cultivated is rather tender, more tender than C. atlan- 

 tica which may be grown as far north as New York in 

 sheltered positions, while C. Deodara can be grown 

 safely only in California and southern states. The very 

 durable and fragrant wood of all species is highly 

 valued. 



The cedars prefer well-drained, loamy soil, and will 

 also grow in sandy clay, if there is no stagnant mois- 

 ture. Propagated by seeds sown in spring; the varie- 

 ties by veneer grafting, in late summer or in fall, on 

 seedlings of C. atlantica; or, in warmer regions, on C. 



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Deodara; they grow also from cuttings, if the small 

 shoots are selected which spring occasionally from the 

 old wood. Plants of this genus are the true cedars; 

 but trees of other genera are often called cedar. See 

 Chamsecyparis, Juniperus, and Thuya; also Cedrela. 



A. Branches stiff, not drooping: cones truncate, and often 



concave at the apex. 



atlantica, Manetti. Fig. 850. Large, pyramidal 



tree, to 120 ft., 

 with upright 

 leading shoots: 

 Ivs. mostly less 

 than 1 in. long, 

 usually thicker 

 than broad, 

 rigid, glaucous 

 green: cones 2- 

 3 in. long, light 

 brown. N. Afr. 

 Gng. 2:163. G. 

 F. 9:417. R.H. 

 1890, p. 32. G. 

 W. 6, p. 498. 

 Gn. 37, p. 195. 

 Gt. 61, p. 449. 

 Var. glauca, 

 Carr. Foliage 

 glaucous, with 

 silvery hue; a 

 very desirable 

 and vigorous 

 form. Gng. 8: 

 275. Var. fas- 

 tigiata, Carr. 

 Of upright col- 

 umnar habit. 

 R.H. 1890, p. 

 32. 



Libani, Loud. 

 Fig. 851. Large 

 tree, with wide- 

 spreading, hori- 

 zontal bran- 

 ches, forming a 

 broad head 

 when older, 

 leading shoot 

 nodding: Ivs. 1 

 in. or longer, 

 broader than 

 thick, dark or 

 bright green, 

 sometimes blu- 

 ish or silvery: 

 cones 3-4 in. 

 long, brown. 

 Lebanon, Tau- 

 rus, S. Anatolia 

 and N. Afr. 

 Gng. 5:65. 



Mn. 1:39. G.F. 8:335; 2:149 (adapted in Fig. 851). 



Gn. 48, p. 237; 66, pp. 124-5, 178. G.C. III. 34:265. 



F.S.R. 2, pp. 291-4. Var. brevifdlia, Hook. With shorter 



Ivs. and smaller, cones. Cyprus. Var. glauca, Carr. 



(var. argentea, Veitch). Foliage of blue or silvery hue. 



Var. nana, Loud. Dwarf form. 



AA. Branches and leading shoot pendulous: cones obtuse. 

 Deodara, Loud. Tall tree, of pyramidal habit, to 150 

 ft.: Ivs. 1-2 in. long, dark bluish green, rigid, as thick 

 as broad: cones 3^-5 in. long, reddish brown. Hima- 

 layas. Gng. 2:8. G.C. III. 25:139; 34:400. F. 1876, 

 p. 103. Gn. 28, p. 223. V. 20:185. Var. robusta, Carr. 

 Lvs. about 2 in. long, rigid. Var. pendula, Beissn. (var. 

 recurvdta pendula, Hort.). With long pendulous branches 



