from thirty to fifty feet on all sides, give it a massive and picturesque ap- 

 pearance. Its appearance harmonizes with the lines of classical buildings, 

 which has led artists to show it in pictures of terrace gardens of Babylon and 

 Nineveh. 



Mount Atlas Cedar 



The Mount Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica} is a native of North Africa. 

 It is probable that some of these cedars were sent by Hiram, King of Tyre, 

 to Jerusalem, at the time King Solomon's temple was under construction. 

 The appearance of this tree is similar to that of the Cedar of Lebanon except 

 that it is more pyramidal in habit and the needles are a yellower shade of green. 

 A variety of this cedar (Cedrus atlantica glauca) has silvery leaves which makes 

 a striking contrast to the dark-green foliage of trees among which it may be 

 planted. The Mount Atlas cedar is extremely hardy, and is one of the most 

 beautiful ornamental trees that we have. 



Deodar, Indian Cedar 



The deodar (edrus deodara), called the "God-tree" of the Himalayas, 

 forms forests in India at elevations ranging from 5500 to 12,000 feet. Here 

 it reaches a height of 1 50 feet and a diameter of six to eight feet under favor- 

 able conditions. When young it is a graceful pyramidal tree with pendulous 

 branch-tips densely set with long dark bluish-green needles. The character 

 of the foliage does not change as the tree matures, but the limbs become 

 wide-spreading and stately. The striking deodars on the Capitol grounds at 

 Sacramento command the attention of visitors, and are known throughout 

 the country. 



The beauty and effectiveness of the deodar as a road and avenue tree 

 is beginning to be recognized. A drive at Kearney Park near Fresno is lined 

 with these trees. Unfortunately the trees were spaced too close together 

 which will make it necessary to take out every other tree in a few years to give 

 room for development for the remaining trees. The tree does not tolerate freez- 

 ing, but was noted in good growth from San Diego to Ukiah and Chico, which 

 indicates that it can be planted through considerable range in the state. 



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