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of 11,000 feet, one girthed 26 feet at three feet from the ground, 

 and the other 27 feet; but, as a general rule, the finest trees 

 always are found growing on the north side of barren moun- 

 tains, in thin, poor soil, formed from the decomposition of 

 granite, gneiss, mica, or clay-slate. Captain Johnson, in his 

 Excursion to the Sources of the Jumna, states that the peaks on 

 the northern side of the Boorung Pass were completely hidden 

 by forests of gigantic Deodars, some of which measured SS feet 

 in circumference, and were from 60 to 70 feet without a branch. 

 Here, too, the character of the timber was different from that 

 grown in southern aspects and rich soil, it being more compact, 

 harder, and of a deeper red, owing to its slow growth. The 

 boat-builders along the Jhelum River distinguish its timber 

 under the appellation of " Peliptur," and consider it the most 

 valuable of all for its durability, both for naval and architectural 

 purposes, the wood being compact, rather close-grained, long- 

 fibred, highly resinous, deliciously perfumed, and lasting for a 

 great number of years, even though much exposed to the 

 elements, being but little affected by water, as boats built of 

 its timber will last for twenty or thirty years, while those built 

 of the "Cheer" (Pin us longifolia) only last six or seven. 



It was first introduced into England in the year 1822, by 

 the Honourable W. Leslie Melville, and produced its cones for 

 the first time in Europe in 1858, at Bicton, the residence of the 

 Baroness Rolle, in Devonshire. 



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 Cedrus Deodara viRiDis, Hort, the Green-leaved Deodar. 



Syn. Cedrus Deodara tenuifolia. Knight. 

 A very distinct variety, on account of its bright grass green 

 colour and slender habit. 



Cedrus Deodara robusta, Hort, the Robust Deodar. 

 Syn. Cedrus Deodara gigantea, Knight. 

 A robust-growing variety, with a very glaucous appearance. 



