. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. ealed. Another tree of the samekind is 40 feet high, with a stem which girths38 inches at a yard from the ground. Many rareand beautiful conifers are included in the collectionat Chigwell House. C. Deodara, Loudon. The Deodar. IndianCedar. (Synonyms : Pinus Deodara, Roxburgh ;Abies Deodara, Lindley ; Larix Deodara, C. Koch ;Cedrus indica, Chambray; C. Libani Deodara,Hooker /.) Himalayas. 1831.—This t
. Coniferous trees for profit & ornament : being a concise description of each species and variety, with the most recently approved nomenclature, list of synonyms, and best methods of cultivation. ealed. Another tree of the samekind is 40 feet high, with a stem which girths38 inches at a yard from the ground. Many rareand beautiful conifers are included in the collectionat Chigwell House. C. Deodara, Loudon. The Deodar. IndianCedar. (Synonyms : Pinus Deodara, Roxburgh ;Abies Deodara, Lindley ; Larix Deodara, C. Koch ;Cedrus indica, Chambray; C. Libani Deodara,Hooker /.) Himalayas. 1831.—This tree standsalmost unrivalled in the grandeur of its lithe andbeautifully pendulous branches ; indeed, it is opento question whether a more distinct and gracefulhardy conifer has yet found its way into thiscountry. Few trees are more accommodating asto soil than the present species, but it is not welladapted for cold and exposed sites. In a youngstate the Indian Cedar is rendered highly orna-mental by reason of the decidedly pendulous leaderand gracefully drooping branch tips, abundantlysupplied with glaucous green foliage of the richestand most deUcate description. The male or pollen \-if. Face page 34. CEDRUS ATLAXTICA GLAUCA. HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 35 cones, which are from 2 to 3 inches long andstanding erect, are produced in such quantity thatthey are quite a feature of this tree ; while theseed-bearing cones are cylindrical, 3 to 4 incheslong, and depressed at both ends. They areusually produced on the upper sides of the stouttop branches. The rate of growth is rapid, 70 feetin height having been attained by specimens inEngland in fifty years. Timber produced in thiscountry is fine-grained, but soft, and not at alldurable. C. Deodara crassifolia is altogether a lessornamental tree than the species, the thick shortbranches being pendulous at the tips to only avery small extent. The leaves are short and stoutwhen compared with those of the parent. C. Deodara robusta.—In th
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