50. 
THE CEDAR OF LEBANON. 
Cedrus libant. 
Puate 6, Fie. 1. 
8 Z2FXS ANKING second to none of our 
/ NON woodland Trees in the qualities 
AN é Za of grandeur and magnificence, 
IB \ the Cedar of Lebanon is endowed 
with a picturesqueness which is 
unrivalled by any forest growth 
in the world. This beauty and magnifi- 
" cence of form are due to the singularly 
symmetrical arrangement of its spreading 
branches. These are disposed at such regular 
intervals, and in such regular stages or layers, 
around the fine, straight trunk of this Tree as to 
form a perfect gradation of foliage from its base, 
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