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pyramidal, and its foliage iS silvery ; while that of the 

 Cedar of Lebanon is dark green, and its branches hori- 

 zontal, as we all know. The number of trees is estimated 

 at 20,000 ; the finest are on the northern face of the peak." 

 M. Jamin saw many dead of old age, or struck by light- 



ning. 



The young plants of the African Cedar, although ex- 

 ceedingly like the Cedar of Lebanon, are distinguislied by 

 their more slender branches, and more silvery, dense, and 

 stronger foliage. In this country, young plants are more 

 hardy and rapid in growth than the Cedar of Lebanon. 



The two species require the same conditions, and an 

 appropriate situation for the C. Libani will be equally 

 fitting for the C. Atlantica. As far as their respective 

 hardiness is concerned, we can detect but little difference. 

 It is, however, a wise precaution to give the young seed- 

 lings a slight protection of evergreen boughs during the 

 winter months. 



In protecting a plant, the matter should not be over- 

 done, as we have suffered dearly in this respect. "Wishing 

 to preserve a fine bed of the African Cedar during its first 

 winter in the open ground, we gave it a heavy covering 

 of branches, and the consequence was that every vestige 

 of bark was eaten off by the field-mice ; and yet others 

 near by, without any protection, and some with a very 

 slight shelter, escaped uninjured. In a neighboring bed 

 were a few very rare Firs, covered with corn fodder, and 

 they were eaten up entirely, not even the wood remain- 

 ing to mark the spot. 



Since that time we have been veiy careful to afford only 

 a moderate protection. A few evergreen branches are far 

 preferable to a heavy mass of covering of any description. 



2, , Deodara, London. DEODAK CEDAR. Leaves, 

 from 1 to 2 inches in length, 4-sided, or occasionally 3-sided, 

 rigid, acute, very numerous, bright green, covered with a 



