. 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. ly pointed. Cones are abundantly produced, each being4 inches long by about half that in timber, though not much in demand in thiscountry, is excellent in quality, and stands thechanges from damp to drought in rather a com-mendable manner. This, however, is dwelt onat length in the chapter devoted to the timbersof coniferous trees. In a very interesting historyof Enfield, published in 18
. 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. ly pointed. Cones are abundantly produced, each being4 inches long by about half that in timber, though not much in demand in thiscountry, is excellent in quality, and stands thechanges from damp to drought in rather a com-mendable manner. This, however, is dwelt onat length in the chapter devoted to the timbersof coniferous trees. In a very interesting historyof Enfield, published in 1873, it is stated that theoldest Cedar in England is undoubtedly that stillflourishing in the Palace Garden of Enfield, whichwas planted by Dr. Uvedale between 1662 and1670. The next in age were those planted in theChelsea Physic Garden, by Sir Henry Sloane,which, when measured by Sir Joseph Banks in1784, were fast going to decay, and were then farbehind the Enfield Cedar in life and beauty. Thelargest was blown down in the autumn of 1853,when the interior was found to have almost en-tirely perished. C. LiBANi ARGENTEA, Afitoine, is certainly adistinct and desirable variety, with foliage of. Face page 36. CEDRUS DEODARA. HARDY CONIFEROUS TREES 37 silvery whiteness ; but several specimens that Ihave examined under this name should really beassigned to the glaucous form of the Mount AtlasCedar. C. LiBANi BREVIFOLIA, Hooker /., has shorterleaves than the species, but in my opinion it isa decidedly inferior tree in point of from Cyprus in 1881. C. LiBANi DECIDUA, CaYviere, is one of themost interesting and remarkable of the manyvarieties of the tree. Though the whole of thefoliage is not shed at the same time, still suffi-cient is to warrant the use of the name deciduous,and some curious errors have been made by sup-posing the tree to be dying off or in a bad stateof health. The largest specimen I have seen isgrowing on Lord Derbys Holwood property, inKent, and w
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