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no one can look upon it without being inspired vn&. a desire to 

 plant Cedars of Lebanon. . / 



The most remarkable peculiarity in the Cedar of Lebanon is the 

 horiemtal di^iositioa of its wide spreading branches. This is not 

 ' apparent in very young trees, but 



soon becomes so as they begin to de- • 

 velope large heads.. Though in' alti- 

 tude this tree is exceeded by some of 

 the pines lately disboyered in Oregon, 

 which reach truly gigantic ; height?, 

 yet in breadth and massiveness it far 

 exceeds all other evergreen trees, and 

 when old and finely developed on 

 every side, is not equalled in an or- 

 namental point of view, by any syl- 

 van tree of temperate regions. , 



Its character being essentially 

 grand and magnificent, it tlssrefore 

 Fig. 2. Cedar of Lebanon, at Mr. Ash's, should only be planted whfire there 

 nearNiw-Tork. is sufficient room for its develop- 



ment on every side. Crowded among oth^r trees, all its fine 

 breadth and massiveness is lost, and it is drawji up with a narrow 

 head'like any other of the pine family. But planted in the midst 

 of a broad lawn, it will eventually form a subliiH©' object, far more 

 impressive and magnificent than most of the country houses which 

 belong to the private life of a republic. 



The Cedar of Lebanon grows in almost every soil, from the 

 poorest gravel to the richestjloam. It has been remarked in Kig-' 

 land that its growth is most rapid in localities where, though plant- 

 ed in a good dry soil, its roots can reach water — such as situa^i6iis 

 near the margins of ponds or springs. In general, its average growth 

 in this country in favorable soils is about a foot in a year ; and when 

 the soil is very deeply trenched before planting, or when its roots 

 are not stinted in the supply of moisture during the summer, it fre- 

 quently advances with double that rapidity. 



Although hardy here, we .understand in Few England it requires 

 slight protection in winter, while the trees are yet 'small. The 



