Cedars and Cypresses 217 
C. Deodara Loud. (3), Deodar Cedar, an admirable tree from India, 
of pyramidal form, with somewhat pendulous branch tips, with dark 
bluish-green, very long (2 inches) ngid needles, of rapid growth, is a 
light, airy, graceful, lawn tree. 
Cupressus. The true Cypress. This genus of medium to small 
trees, usually less symmetrical than the firs and spruces, and, with their 
slender branchlets, more graceful, contains some ten species of semi- 
Fic. 61 — Deodar Cedar. Cedrus Deodara Loud. 
tropical distribution, hence they are only fit for southern climates, 
and deep, sandy loam. 
C. sempervirens Linn. (4), the best known, European; and espe- 
cially the columnar variety, fastigzata (4a), is used much in cemeteries, 
being somber with its dark gieen foliage and erect form. 
C. macrocarpa Hartw. (5), (large-fruited), the well-known Afon- 
terey Cypress, much planted in California, resembles the common Ju- 
niper, but has more feathery foliage. It is specially fit for seacoast 
planting. 
