. The care of trees in lawn, street and park, with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. 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 easilv handled. Cedrus. The true Cedars are large trees, from Africa, Asia Minor, and India, and hence fit mainly for southern climates; very distinct and. Fig 6o — Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus Libani Barr. picturesque in form, with a st
. The care of trees in lawn, street and park, with a list of trees and shrubs for decorative use. Trees; Trees. 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 easilv handled. Cedrus. The true Cedars are large trees, from Africa, Asia Minor, and India, and hence fit mainly for southern climates; very distinct and. Fig 6o — 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. (i), Silver Cedar^ the haidiest, may, if shel- tered, be grown as far north as New York. It is of pyramidal form. There is a variety, glauca iia) (blue), the most desirable form, with a fine silvery-hued foliage; and a columnar variety fastigiata (ib). C. Libani Barr. (2), the true Cedar of Lebanon, is of broad spread- ing habit (fiattenmg its crown with age) and bright, bluish-green foli- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fernow, B. E. (Bernhard Eduard), 1851-1923. New York, H. Holt and company
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