190 TREES OP THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES 



2. C&drus Atlantica, Manetti. (M-r. 

 ATLAS, SILVER, OR AFRICAN CEDAR.) 

 Leaves j to % in. long, mostly 

 cylindric, straight, rigid, mucronate, 

 crowded, and of a beautiful glaucous- 

 green color. Cones 2} to 3 in. long, 

 ovate, glossy. Tins beautiful tree has 

 been considered a silvery variety of 

 Cedrus Libani. They are about alike 

 in hardiness and in general form. 

 Cedrus Atlantica has more slender 

 branches, denser and more silvery 

 foliage. From Africa. 



O. Atlfintica. 



3. Cedrus Deodara, Lindl. (DEO- 

 DAR OR INDIAN CEDAR.) Leaves 1 to 

 2 in. in length, 3- or usually 4-sided, 

 rigid, acute, very numerous (about 20 

 in a fascicle), bright green, covered 

 with a glaucous bloom. Cones 4 to 5 

 in. long, ovate, obtuse, very resinous, 

 rich purple when young, and brown 

 when old ; the scales separating from 

 the axis at maturity. Seeds wedge- 

 shaped, with large, bright brown 

 wings. A beautiful pyramidal tree, 

 with graceful drooping branches and 



light silvery foliage. Not hardy 

 north of Philadelphia ; from India. 



GENUS 98a. ARATJCARIA. 



Araucaria imbricata, Pavon. 

 (CHILE PINE.) Leaves 1 to 2 in. 

 long, ovate-lanceolate, sessile, ri- 

 gid, acute, very persistent, closely 

 overlapping, completely covering 

 the thick stems, in whorls of 6 

 to 8, deep glossy green ; branches 

 horizontal, in whorls of 6 to 8, 

 with ascending tips, covered with 

 resinous, corky bark. Flowers dioe- 

 A. imbricata. cious ; cones (on only a portion of 



