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shingles, cooperage, doors, window-sills, indoor fittings, and the 

 coarser kinds of furniture. 



Cedar, Cuba. See Cedar, West Indian. 



Cedar, Deodar (Cedrus Deoddra Loud. : Order Coniferce). 

 Afghanistan to the Western Himalayas. "Indian Cedar." 

 French "Cedre de THimalaya," Hind. "Devaderu." Height 

 150 250 ft. ; diam. 5 7 ft. at base, tapering to one-third at 80 

 ft. up. Heartwood light yellowish-brown, compact, even-grained, 

 moderately hard, not readily splitting or warping, fragrant, and 

 exceedingly durable : annual rings uniform, with well-marked 

 autumn zones : resin-canals absent. The pillars in the Shah 

 Hamaden Mosque at Srinagar of this wood are probably over 400 

 years old, and some of the bridges in the same city, though their 

 piers are alternately wet and dry, are said to have lasted even 

 longer. This species was introduced into England as an 

 ornamental tree in 1831. It is the chief timber of North-west 

 India, where it is used for sleepers, for all purposes of construction 

 and even for furniture. 



Cedar, Florida. See Cedar, Red. 



Cedar, Guiana (Idea altissima Aubl. : Order Burserdcece), 

 "Kurana" or " Carana-gum." French "Cedre blanc, Cedre 

 bagasse." A large and very valuable wood of French and British 

 Guiana, easily worked, fragrant, durable. Height up to 100 ft. 

 S.G. 1036842. R 226 kilos. Used for canoes, book-cases, 

 internal house-fittings, etc. 



Cedar, Honduras. See Cedar, West Indian. 



Cedar, Incense (Liboctdrus decurrens Torr. : Order Cupressinece). 

 "Bastard, White or Post Cedar." French "Cedre blanc de 

 Californie," Germ. " Californische Flussceder." Pacific slope of 

 the United States. Height 100 ft. or more; diam. 6 ft. or more. 

 Light greyish-brown, light, soft, fine- and close-grained, but brittle 

 and not strong, very durable in contact with soil. Extensively 

 used for posts, fencing, shingles, laths, internal work and 

 furniture. 



Cedar, Indian. See Cedar, Deodar. 



Cedar, Japanese. See Sugi. 



