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DENDROLOGIA. 



BOOK THE SECOND. 



CHAPTER I. 



^he CEDAR, JUNIPER, CYPRESS, SAVIN, 

 TAMARISK, and THUYA. 



But now after all the beautiful and stately trees, clad in perpetual cHAP. 

 Verdure, let me not forget the CEDAR, * which grows in all extremes ; ""v^ 

 in the moist Barbadoes, the hot Bermudas, (I speak of those trees so 

 denominated,) and in the cold New-England ; even where the snow lies, 



* The Cedar of Lebanon is now classed with the Pines ; and the other Cedars described 

 by Mr. Evelyn, are classed ■Vvith the Junipers. But as I did not choose to disturb the 

 order of the chapters, I have reserved the description of the Cedar for this place. Linnaeus 

 calls it Pinusfoliis fasciculatis acutis. Sp. PI. 1420. 



This tree is generally supposed to be an inhabitant of Mount Libanus only, but it is now- 

 found upon Mount Taurus, Amanus, &c. ; and, from its hardy nature, it is probable that 

 it may easily be naturalized to any climate. 



Having procured the cones from the Levant, or of our own growth, the sfeeds, a little 

 before sowing, should be got out in the following manner : Let a hole be bored with 

 a passer exactly up the centre of each cone, from the base to the apex; after this 

 operation put them into a tub of water, where they should remain till the next day ; then 

 having a wooden peg, rather bigger than the passer, let it be thrust down the hole, and 

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