2 3 ▁trees ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 5 : ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁a ▁F ob ber y ▁to ▁say , ▁that ▁if ▁one ▁reck on ▁the ▁C ed ars ▁of ▁Mount ▁Leb anon ▁twice , ▁he ▁shall ▁have ▁a ▁different ▁number , ▁for ▁in ▁all , ▁great ▁and ▁small , ▁there ▁is ▁neither ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁than ▁twenty ▁three ▁of ▁them ". ▁▁ ▁Laurent ▁d ' Ar v ieux ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁counted ▁ 2 0 ▁trees ; ▁and ▁Henry ▁Mau nd rell ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁counted ▁ 1 6 ▁trees ▁of ▁the ▁“ very ▁old ” ▁type : ▁“ S und ay , ▁May ▁ 9 ▁The ▁noble ▁( ced ar ] ▁trees ▁grow ▁amongst ▁the ▁snow ▁near ▁the ▁highest ▁part ▁of ▁Leb anon ; ▁and ▁are ▁remarkable ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁age ▁and ▁larg eness , ▁as ▁for ▁those ▁frequent ▁all us ions ▁made ▁to ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁God . ▁Here ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁very ▁old , ▁and ▁of ▁pro dig ious ▁bulk ; ▁and ▁others ▁younger ▁of ▁a ▁smaller ▁size . ▁Of ▁the ▁former ▁I ▁could ▁reck on ▁up ▁only ▁six teen , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁are ▁very ▁numerous . ▁I ▁measured ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest , ▁and ▁found ▁it ▁twelve ▁yards ▁six ▁inches ▁in ▁g irt , ▁and ▁yet ▁sound ; ▁and ▁thirty ▁seven ▁yards ▁in ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁its ▁b ough s . ▁At ▁about ▁five ▁or ▁six ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁ground , ▁it ▁was