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Cedars are represented by the following : — 



A Cedrus Deodara. The Deodar. Leading shoot arching ; branch- 

 lets pendulous at the ends, always downy. Leaves 1-l^in. 

 long, needle-like, of a grey or glaucous green. Cones 

 about 4in. long, 3in. wide, broadly egg-shaped, not often 

 produced in this country. This is undoubtedly the tenderest 

 of the Cedars, many being killed in the hard winters at the 

 close of last century. Native of the Himalayas. 



T C. Libani. Cedar of Lebanon. Shoots slightly pendulous, habit 

 of tree dense, and developing huge horizontal branches. 

 Leaves f-l^in. long, needle-like. Cones 3-5in. long, 2-2Jin. 

 wide, barrel-shaped; produced freely in this country. A 

 tree of large size and one of the most stately. Native of 

 Mount Lebanon and the Taurus Mountains. 



K C. Atlantica. Atlas Cedar. A tree of much more open growth 

 and more erect in habit than Libani. Its leaves are stouter 

 and rather shorter and more dow T ny, and the cones are more 

 cylindrical and do not taper so much above the middle. It 

 was introduced about 1844, and, being a quick grower, 

 promises to make a taller tree than either Libani or Deodara. 

 Native of the Atlas Mountains. 



Other trees growing on the common are : — 



X Taxodium distichum. Deciduous Cypress. Leaves spread- 

 - ing in two horizontal rows (except in the leading shoots), 

 f — |-in. long, of a soft, yellowish green. Male and female 

 flowers separate but on the same tree. Cones globular, 

 f-l^in. wide. This is one of the most beautiful and inter- 

 esting trees that can be grown in wet places, although it 

 thrives in ordinary soil. Of doubtful hardiness in the 

 North of England. Native of the Southern United States. 



V Sequoia Sempervirens. Redw T ood. Leaves a very dark 

 lustrous green above, arranged in two opposite rows, J-Jin. 

 long, resembling those of the yew, but whiter beneath. On 

 leading shoots the leaves are arranged all round the branch- 

 let. Bark of a rich brown-red, of a fibrous nature, 6 to 12 

 inches thick in large trees. The tree sometimes reproduces 

 itself by suckers from the root. A tree of the largest size 

 much used in house building in Californian cities. Native of 

 California and Oregon. It is nearly allied to the Welling- 

 toniaT. 



B A clump of Eucalyptus Trees growing on the west side con- 

 tains the following varieties : — Acervula, Muelleri, Cordata, 

 and Urnigera. 



H The Chusan Palm — Trachy carpus Fortune! — also growing in 

 a clump on the west side, is probably the only species that 

 can be termed really hardy. 



