216 Trees for Shade and Ornament 
juvenile forms of foliage, which give rise to many different varieties of 
form. 
They are especially free from insect pests, and are usually adaptive 
as regards soil, light-needing or only moderately tolerant of shade, and 
easily handled. 
Cedrus. The true Cedars are large trees, from Africa, Asia Minor, 
and Tndia, and hence fit mainly for southern climates; very distinct and 
Fic 60 — Cedar of Lebanon. Cedrus Libani Barr. 
picturesque in form, with a stately, wide-spreading habit, and rigid 
foliage in fascicles, with ponderous, erect cones. They need well- 
drained soil, and are subject to no special troubles. ‘To be used mainly 
for specimen trees. Mainly for southern planting. 
C. Atlantica Manetti. (1), Salver Cedar, the hardiest, may, if shel- 
tered, be grown as far north as New York. It is of pyramidal form. 
There is a variety, —— glauca (1a) (blue), the most desirable form, with 
a fine silvery-hued foliage; and a columnar variety —— fastigiata (1b). 
C. Inbani Barr. (2), the true Cedar of Lebanon, is of broad spread- 
ing habit (flattening its crown with age) and bright, bluish-green foli- 
age. 
