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one of the fastest growing timber trees, as we have already 
noticed. 
The Deodara, or Indian Cedar ( Cedrus Deodara ), is a 
magnificent species of this tree, recently introduced from 
the high mountains of Nepal and Indo-Tartary. It stands 
the climate of Scotland, and appears likely to succeed here 
wherever the Cedar of Lebanon will flourish. In its native 
country it is described as being a lofty and majestic tree, 
frequently attaining the height of 150 feet, with a trunk 30 
feet in circumference. The leaves are larger than those 
of the Cedar of Lebanon, of a deeper bluish green, covered 
with a silvery bloom ; the cones, borne in pairs, are of a 
reddish brown color, and are both longer and broader than 
those of the latter species. In some parts of Upper India 
it is considered a sacred tree ( Deodara — tree of God), and 
is only used to burn as incense in days of high ceremony ; 
but in others it is held in the highest esteem as a timber 
tree, having all the good qualities of the Cedar of Lebanon 
— its great durability being attested by its sound state in 
the roofs of temples of that country, which cannot have 
been built less than 200 years. 
We have but just introduced the Deodara into the United 
States, and can therefore say little of its growth or beauty 
here, though we have little doubt that it will prove one of 
the noblest evergreen trees for our pleasure grounds. Lou- 
don says, “ the specimens in England are yet small ; but 
the feathery lightness of its spreading branches, and the 
beautiful glaucous hue of its leaves, render it, even when 
young, one of the most ornamental of the coniferous trees ; 
and all the travellers who have seen it full grown, agree 
that it unites an extraordinary degree of majesty and gran- 
deur with its beauty. The tree thrives in every part of 
