Deodar from India into England. 71 



United Kingdom, the extent of which cannot, as yet, be esti- 

 mated. Enough, however, has been seen to assure us that 

 we have acquired in some abundance an evergreen tree of 

 singular beauty, perfectly hardy in these latitudes, and so 

 unlike any other coniferous plant in its manner of growth 

 as to add a new feature to the rich vegetation of these 

 islands. 



We now learn with great satisfaction that the East India 

 Company has ordered a ton weight of the seed of this tree 

 to be placed at the disposal of Government for the service 

 of the Woods and Forests, and that the first parcel has al- 

 ready arrived. Should all this quantity vegetate, no fewer 

 than 16,000,000 plants will have been acquired, and thus we 

 may expect the hills of Great Britain to be speedily clothed 

 with the sacred Cedar of the Brahmins ; or making every al- 

 lowance for deteriorated seeds, the produce to be raised must 

 necessarily be prodigious. The charge of rearing it having 

 been confided to four eminent nurserymen — Messrs Glendin- 

 ning of Chiswick ; Lawson of Edinburgh ; Skirving of Liver- 

 pool ; and Waterer of Knaphill — we have security for the 

 crop being skilfully managed.* 



Government will thus become possessed of a very large 

 quantity of a fast-growing tree, the value of which cannot be 

 over-rated, whether it is regarded as a nurse, most useful for 

 protection, and profitable for thinning, or, according to the 

 testimony of those who are familiar with it in India, strong 

 and durable, as timber. 



Nepaul, at an altitude of 12 ; 000 feet. This fine Pine grows to a height of 100 

 feet, and its timber is close-grained, and resembles much the Deodar; and as it 

 is met with at a great altitude on the Himalayas, it will be found to be per- 

 fectly hardy in Britain. In form, too, it is highly ornamental, and will thus 

 prove a great acquisition. By the Director of the Botanical Gardens a large 

 quantity of seed has been sent to the India House for distribution throughout 

 the country. Another large supply will be forwarded shortly, and parties who 

 have been hitherto disappointed, may procure seeds, by applying to Dr Royle 

 at the India House. 



* We have consulted one of the above gentlemen to whom part of the 

 seeds have been confided, and we have much pleasure in stating, from his 

 authority, that the seed that was late in reaching this country was successful, 

 and that which was early, unsuccessful. — Ed. 



