CEDAR OF LEBANON. 



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It is, therefore, as an ornamental object and appendage 

 to the residences of our gentry, and on account of the grand 

 effect it is calculated to produce in landscape scenery, more 

 particularly when associated with public buildings, palaces, 

 or mansions of imposing character, that the cultivation 

 of the Cedar deserves to be encouraged, and not for the 

 value, or any profit likely to be derived from the timber 

 it produces, at least when planted in the lower parts of 

 England and Scotland. 



CEDAR IN CHELSEA GARDENS. 



As compared with other evergreen coniferous trees, it 

 surpasses them all in grand and picturesque effect ; and, 

 when arrived at maturity, or approaching those gigantic 

 dimensions which it acquires in its native habitats, may 

 justly be considered as one of the most magnificent of 

 the vegetable creation. In its form and mode of growth 

 every circumstance is calculated to give it an imposing 

 and noble aspect : the trunk being massive, and of a large 

 diameter in proportion to its height, indicates that strength 



