f~t~i-1IQ TI h~ini th* f~r frnnati Atis~ nf tnb~rntrn 1 ft ~i t~rne w~1 nh

 
on aocoount of its beauty, stalliness and strcngth, has alwlys been a 
favorite with poets and painters and which, in the figurative language 
of prophecy, is frequently employed in the Scrlptures as a sjmbel of 
power, prosperity and longevity. It grows to a vertical height of 
O to 0 feet. In the you     tree, the bole or trunk is straight and 
upright aid one or two leading branches rise above the rest, but as 
the tree increases in size, nlmerous lateral branuhes spread out from 
the m-in trunk in - horizontal direction making the tree clump headed. 
Oftentimes these lateral branches extend as far to the side as the 
tree is tall.  Or In other words, the expine is about twice the 
height of the tree. 
 
The tree is, of course, evergreen, new leaves are developed 
every spring but the fa11 Is gr!dual. In shape the leaves are 
straight, tapering, c-lrndrical   id pointed. They are about ine inch 
long and grow in alternate tufts of ablut thirty in number. ,kale 
n   female flowejrs are produced on the same tree but are separate. 
Cones are produced on the upper side of the brnches and are four to 
five inches long and about two inohes wide. They ;re two years in 
reaching maturity. 3o , let  re close pressed to one another and red- 
dish in color. 
Te root of the tree is very strong lnd romifying. The tree 
floarishes best in a sandy loam soil. It still grows on Lebanon but 
will probbl y become extInct in the course of ti ie -s there are no 
young tress or seedlings present. 
The wood of the cedar of Zebanon is fragrant though not so 
stron ly scented as the j:iper or red cedar of Aerica. It is 
generally reddish brown, light and of a coarse grin and spong 
texture. It is easy to work but liable to warp and shrink, 
This tree is cultivated in Europe for ornament, It thrives 
well but the young plants are unable to stand great variations of 
temperature.  It wa. probably introduced in Europe about 1675 to 1700. 
The tree from which the slide is made was planted in Geneva Switzer- 
land 'n 1735.  In all probability there was as much con(sion in 
bible times relative to cedar as there is now. Cedar-wood is earliest 
noticed in Leviticus £IV 4 & 6, where it is presoribed among the

materials to be used for the cleansing of leprosy.   Lhis wood was 
probably juniper. It is quite certain that the cedar iftr masts 
mentioned in Ezetlh i2VII 5, must have been pine trees. 
It also seems quite probable that the four score thousand hewers 
 
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