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found sufficiently sound to use in erecting a new house. 

 London also says : " It is regarded by the Hindoos as a 

 sacred tree, and is called by them Devadera, or the ' Tree 

 of God.' In some places it is highly venerated, and never 

 used but to burn as incense on occasions of great ceremony." 

 The following varieties are mentioned by Gordon : 

 Var, Viridis, Sort. Syn. C. D. tenuifolia, Knight. 

 Is like the species in every particular, except that the 

 foliage is of a light green tint, without any glaucousness, 

 and the habit rather more slender. 



Var, robust a. Hort. Syn. C. D. gigantea, Knight - 

 The only difference between this and the species is in its 

 larger and coarser leaves and branches. In our own col- 

 lection, a specimen planted several years ago is not very 

 flourishing. 



Var, crassifolia, Hort. The leaves in this are thicker 

 and shorter, with more stiff, compact branches than those 

 of C. Deodar a ; in other respects they are alike. 



3. Ci Libaiii. Barreller. CEDAR OF LEBANON. Syn. 

 Finns Cedrus, Linnaeus ; Larix Cedrus, Miller ; Abies Ce- 

 drus, Poiret. Leaves, from f to 1 inch in length, acuminate, 

 acute, needle-form, -rigid, few in the fascicles, and deep- 

 green color. Branches, horizontal, spreading, verticillate, 

 and covered with rough bark. Cones, from 3 to 5 inches 

 long, oval, obtuse, very persistent, grayish-brown color; 

 scales, broad, closely appressed, coriaceous, thin, truncate, 

 and slightly denticulate on the margin. Seeds, quite large, 

 irregular in form, light-brown color ; with broad, thin, 

 membranaceous wings. Cotyledons, 6. 



This magnificent Conifer is interesting from the fre- 

 quency with which it is mentioned in the sacred writings. 



This species, says Michaux, was believed to be peculiar 

 to the Mountains of Lebanon, in Asia Minor, until Pallas 

 discovered it in the north of Russia, in the year 1770, but 

 London speaks of it' as inhabiting" the coldest parts of the 

 mountains of Libanus, Amanus, and Taurus, where it may 



