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In the beautiful pleasure-grounds of St. Cloud, there is a 

 group of younger cedars that were planted by Marie Antoinette. 

 They have not yet lost their lower branches and so present a 

 habit quite different from that of the mature tree. 



When the cedar of Lebanon was first introduced into the 

 United States is not known. In 1849, a specimen fifty feet high 

 in the grounds of Mr. Ash at Throggs Neck was considered the 

 finest in the Union. Unfortunately the climate of New England 

 is too severe and changeable, and that of the Middle Atlantic 

 States is not entirely favorable for its growth. It is hardy only 

 in the South and in California. 



In Central Park, in the vicinity of Eighty-fourth street, there 

 is a promising specimen of the cedar that in habit resembles the 

 cedars of Marie Antoinette. It is by the walk along the reservoir 

 on the side towards the bridle path. In Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 

 there is another young tree. There are older specimens in 

 Flushing, and in Princeton ; in Philadelphia, in the arboretum of 

 the Painters, there is a fine cedar that was planted at some time 

 between 1840 and 1850. 



Although the cedar of Lebanon may not be hardy with us, it 

 is a matter for regret that since some attempts have proven suc- 

 cessful, more efforts have not been made to cultivate this tree 

 which would add a new element of beauty to our parks and- 

 gardens. 



Two closely related cedars are proving better adapted to our 

 climate : Ccdrus Dcodara, the Indian cedar, with its pendulous 

 branches, and Cednis atlantica, the Mount Atlas or Himalayan 

 cedar, with rather erect branches. Of the two, the latter is 

 the more hardy in this country. While both are desirable, 

 neither can compete with Cedriis lihani, the cedar of Lebanon, 

 with its wide-spreading horizontal branches weighted with tradi- 

 tion and poetry. 



Horace Mann School, 

 New York City. 



