PINACEAE 291 



ABIES — continued 



4x2, cylindrical, bracts not protruding. West North America. 

 (Fig. 43 B.) 



{g) Ls. mostly erect oti tipper side of shoot 



A. koreana. Korean Fir. 60, Ls. i, white below, broadest towards apex. 

 Cone 2|x I, purple. Korea. (Fig. 42 j.) 



ARAUCARIA. Main branches whorled, branchlcts opposite. Ls. alternate, 

 awl-shaped. Male catkins in clusters at end of branches. Cones falling when ripe. 



* A. excelsa. Norfolk Island Pine. 150. E. Bark peeling. Ls. on young 



branchlets, |, spreading; on older branchlets ^, incurved. Cone 4, 

 seeds i, winged. Norfolk Island and Pacific. (Fig. 43 f.) 

 A. imhricata {A. araucand). Chile Pine, Monkey Puzzle. 80. E. Ls. 2x1, 

 leathery, spine-tipped, overlapping spirally, green on both sides, very 

 crowded. Cone 6; seeds i^, conical, wingless. Chile. (Fig. 43 e.) 



ATHROTAXIS. Branches alternate. Ls. alternate, scale-like or awl-shaped, 

 closely and spirally arranged. Male and female catkins on same tree. Cones small. 



* A, cupressioides. Tasmanian Cedar. 40. E. Ls. minute, scale-like, blunt- 



ended except on oldest branches where they are sharp-pointed and much 

 larger, closely pressed to stem. Cone \. Tasmania. (Fig. 43 k.) 



* A. laxifolia. Tasmanian Cedar. 30. E. Ls. minute, scale-like, with incurved 



points, free from stem. Cone ^. Tasmania. (Fig. 43 h.) 



* A. selaginoides. King William Pine. 100. E. Ls. awl-shaped, \y sharp- 



pointed, keeled, two white bands below. Cone i. Tasmania. (Fig. 43 j.) 



* Callitris oblonga. Cypress Pine. 25. E. Ls. minute, scale-like, in threes 

 on slender feathery branches. Cone i X f , egg-shaped, 6-scaled, seeds winged. 

 Tasmania. (Fig. 43 L.) 



CEDRUS. Cedar. Strongly resinous. Branches alternate. Ls. linear, alternate 

 and spirally arranged on leading shoots, in clusters on older shoots, persistent for 

 several years. Male catkins 2, cyhndrical, erect; female \, egg-shaped, purple. 

 Cones erect, purple when young; scales fan-shaped, horizontal and closely packed 

 like the leaves of a book, falling and leaving central axis on branch. 



C. atlantica. AiXzs, Cedzr. 120. Leading shoot stiff and erect. Ls. i. Cone 

 3x2, cylindrical. North Africa. (Fig. 44 b.) 

 Yzntty glaiica. Ls. silvery. 

 C. Deodara. Deodar. 250. Leading shoot and branches drooping. Ls. 2. 

 Cone 4x3, egg-shaped. Himalaya. (Fig. 44 a.) 

 Variety glauca. Ls. silvery. 

 C. Libani (C libanotica). Cedar of Lebanon. 120. Leading shoot arching, 

 branches horizontal or slightly drooping. Ls. i. Cone 5 X 2^, cylindrical. 

 Mountains of Syria. (Fig. 44 c.) 

 Variety argentea. Ls. silvery. 



Cryptomeria JAPONICA. Japanese Cedar. 150. E. Bark reddish brown, peeling. 

 Ls. alternate, awl-shaped, f , curved inwards. Male catkins ^, terminal. Cone |, 

 round, at end of branches. Japan. (Fig. 44 d.) 



Variety elegans. Ls. i, spreading, turning brown in winter. 



