14 FAMILIES OF FLOWERIKG l^LANTS. 



usually invested with !i hard or pulpy integument known as an aril. 

 Frequently the fruit resembles a plum in having an outer fleshy coat- 

 ing and a hard seed within. The foliage exhibits more diversity than 

 in the Pine family. 



Tribe Podocarpeae. — Four genera, three of eastern Asia, and one 

 containing a single Patagonian species. The largest genus, Podocar- 

 jni,s, includes about 40 species, several of which are cultivated as or- 

 namental shrubs. 



Tribe Taxeae. — Four genera, two contined to eastern Asia and 

 Malaysia; the others are Tavun^ the yew, with about 8 species of tem- 

 perate regions; and l^nmion (^Torni/a) an interesting genus with a re- 

 markable distribution, namely, one species in Florida and California, 

 and two in China and fJapan. The English yew {^T<i.riix haccatd) ))e 

 comes a large forest tree, and is highly valued for its timl)er, as is also 

 the Oregon yew (7'. hrevlfond). The yews of the eastern United 

 States, on the other hand, are low straggling shrubs, ornamental only 

 for their red, cup-shaped fruits, which are eagerly sought l)y birds. 

 The stinking cedar of Florida {Tuinhm taxifol ! iim^ is one of the rarest 

 North American trees, being contined to a United area on the Apala- 

 chicola river. The name is in allusion to the odor exhaled by the 

 herbage when bruised. The foliage is dark green and very handsome 

 (see Fig. 9). The fruit is large and plum-like in appearance. 



