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The World's Commercial Products 



White cedars and red 

 cedars are distin- 

 guished according to 

 the colour of the 

 timber. 



The true cedars 

 are the Cedar of 

 Lebanon, the Atlas 

 Cedar, and the Deo- 

 dar, large trees of the 

 Pine Order. 



Another well- 

 marked group are 

 the Cedrelas, includ- 

 i n g West Indies, 

 Indian and Austra- 

 lian Red Cedars ; 

 typical cigar-box 

 woods. Then we 

 have the Pencil Ce- 

 dars, of which Vir- 

 ginian Cedar from 

 one of the Junipers is 

 the chief. Various 

 other trees are called 

 cedars in other 

 parts of the world. 

 The Cedrelas are 

 very closely related 

 to mahogany and 

 there is much con- 

 fusion between this 

 group of cedars and 

 mahogany. 



Deodar. The 

 beautiful deodar oc- 

 our's'in the Himalayas in extensive, forests, being most abundant at elevations from 6,000 to 

 8,000 feet. The deodar is a " cedar," in fact the Cedar of Lebanon and the Atlas Cedar are 

 two varieties of this plant, occurring respectively in the mountains of Asia Minor and Cyprus, 

 and in the Atlas Mountains in Algeria. Botanists classify all three under the name Cedrus 

 Libani. » 



The deodar is the principal timber tree of the. Himalayas, and yields the most useful wood 

 of any tree in -Northern India. The sapwood is white and the heartwood yellowish-brown, 

 strongly scented, oily, and of moderate hardness. Its chief use is for railway sleepers. 



Gedar'of Lebanon is frequently mentioned in the Bible, and in former times its timber 

 was much used, e.g., in Solomon's Temple at Jerusalem large quantities were employed. 



WestTndian Cedar; Moulmeln Cedar, Australian Cedar. The typical West Indian 

 and South American cedar (Cedrela odorataY is a handsome tree yielding the soft, red, fragrant 

 wood of. which cigar-boxes, are commonly made. Cedar wainscoting is highly esteemed. 

 Owing to the fact that it keeps very free from insects, it is used for the interior work of ward- 

 robes, presses, etc. Havannah, Cuba, Jamaica, or Mexican cedar are other popular names of 



From Stereograph Copyright, 'Underwood & Underwood, 'London and. New York 

 A' PHILIPPINE SAW MILL 



