. 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. e timber as produced in this country,too short time having elapsed since the introductionof the tree for this to have approached it is superior to wood of the Lebanon Cedarin trees of equal age I am, however, convinced,and there can be little doubt that in years to come,when maturity has been nearly attained, it will befound of some value for constructive throughout 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. e timber as produced in this country,too short time having elapsed since the introductionof the tree for this to have approached it is superior to wood of the Lebanon Cedarin trees of equal age I am, however, convinced,and there can be little doubt that in years to come,when maturity has been nearly attained, it will befound of some value for constructive throughout this country it does well,and specimens fully 70 feet high are now to be if ever does the African Cedar throw weightinto the branches, it being far more inclined torush up straight, and expend its energy in thebuilding up of a clean and well-balanced branches, too, are short and lithe in com-parison with those of the Lebanon tree, and wellcovered with shorter and more spiny foliage. Thecones are ovate and depressed at the ends, nearly3 inches long, and when ripe are of a chocolatebrown colour. It grows more rapidly than theLebanon, and is destitute of the flat or table-. Face page 32. CEDRUS ATLANTICA. HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 33 headed appearance that is so characteristic afeature of that tree. Owing to its having a smallbranch spread in proportion to the height, it isalso more valuable as a forest tree than thatspecies, grows on poorer and more exposed land,and is an excellent seaside tree. The general points of recognition of the MountAtlas Cedar are the comparatively short and lessflat branch arrangement, the dense, short, andprickly leaves, and erect leading shoot, w^hile thebranch tips are straight and stiff. C. ATLANTICA AUREA is a distinct and orna-mental form in which the young foliage has agolden tint, which, however, does not appear inall cases to be constant. C. ATLANTICA GLAUCA.—This is One of the mostdistinct and ornamental of hardy conifers ;
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