. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. er. In the PennyCyclopedia, it is stated that specimens weretaken from a bridge in Ladak, where theyhad been exposed to the water for 400years. Of course, the Deodar Cedar will only beinteresting to our readers as an ornamentaltree. Specimens are growing at this mo-ment in many collections in this country ;and so far as we learn, it is perfectly hardyto the southward of this latitude, though li-able to be injured by the winter at thenorth. South of New-York, it will certain-ly form one of the most beautiful of orna-mental trees. Th
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. er. In the PennyCyclopedia, it is stated that specimens weretaken from a bridge in Ladak, where theyhad been exposed to the water for 400years. Of course, the Deodar Cedar will only beinteresting to our readers as an ornamentaltree. Specimens are growing at this mo-ment in many collections in this country ;and so far as we learn, it is perfectly hardyto the southward of this latitude, though li-able to be injured by the winter at thenorth. South of New-York, it will certain-ly form one of the most beautiful of orna-mental trees. The general habit of this tree, as hasbeen already remarked, is that of the Cedarof Lebanon, which it most nearly foliage, however, is larger, of a lighter,more silvery hue, and the branches havemore of a drooping habit and more featherylightness than the Cedar of Lebanon. Thefact that it grows much more rapidly, willserve as an additional recommendation tothe lover of fine trees. This is still a very rare tree. There are 18 NEW ORNAMENTAL Fig. 6. The Deodar Cedar. yet no specimens in America over a fewfeet in height. The accompanying portrait is from the Annals of Horticulture, and re-presents an English specimen about tenyears old. We add the following note fromthe same work: The cones of tliis tree resemble those ofthe Cedar of Lebanon, and arc ripe in themonths of November and December, whenthey fall olT like the Siher Fir may be crushed into pieces even withthe hand, and the seeds are then easilypicked out; the good ones are plump, whilstthose which are useless, are flat and shri-velled. During the month of May, a lightfriable piece of ground should be selected,(and in the climate of England it will be allthe better to be shaded,) and after beingdug and raked, the seeds should be sown inbeds in the same way as Larch seeds aresown, viz: by covering them to the depthof two-thirds of an inch. The plants willappear in June, and in those beds they
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