006 cxx. GyETACE.i;. 



long. Flowers in stiff paniculate spikes (generally one or two opposite 

 pairs of cvlindric spikes and a tenniiial one) ; bracts of the male flowers 

 closely imbricate, those of the female interrupted. Fruiting spikes 

 3-10 in. long. Stigma 3-fid. Fruit somewhat olive-shaped, drupaceous, 

 1-1 i in. long, of a reddish-orange color when ripe, obtuse at the apex, 

 narrowed at the base into a short stout stalk, the pulp intermixed with 

 many tender spicules. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 642 ; Grab. Cat. p. 188 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. p. 246 ; Talb. Trees, Bomb. ed. 2, p. 337 ; Woodr. in Journ. 

 Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 517 ; Prain, Beng. PL p. 991 ; Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. v. 3, p. 518. — Flowers: Dec-Mar. Yerx. Kombal ; 

 Umhli. 



Konkan: Law\, Dal-rlV.; dense jungles below the Grhats, Dalzelll Deccan: 

 ravines at Par, below Mabableshwar, Graham ; Lanoli, Graham, Woodrow ; Phonda 

 Ghat, 7i'('7rA;V', 954 ! S. M. Country: Oastlerock, Kanitkar\ Kanaka: conimou iu 

 the moist forests of N. Kanara, abundant in the evergreen forests of the Siipa Ghat, 

 Talhof. — DiSTUiB. India (Sikkim, Assam, Kliasia Hills, Cbittagong, Birma, Andamans, 

 W. Peninsula) ; Malaj Peninsula and Archipelago, China. 



Order CXXL CONIFER J^. 



There are no plants of the Order indigenous to the Bombay Presidcnc}-. 

 The following are the principal species grown in gardens : — ■ 



Gapressus glcmca, Lam. Encyc. Method, v. 2 (1786) p. 243. A tree 

 of very upright habit, with numerous short branches covering the stem, 

 extensively grown as an ornamental tree, but does not succeed below 

 the Ghats and above only when the soil is rich and deep {Dalzell cj* 

 Gibson). It is known as the Goa Cypress or Cedar of Goa. Fl. B. 1. 

 V. 5, p. 645; Grab. Cat. p. 196; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 83; AVoodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 517, & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, p. 459 ; 

 Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 646. 



Cnpressus sempervirens, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 1002. A tall tree, 

 attaining 100 ft. high aiid 9 ft. in girth of trunk, a native of Europe. 

 Foliage dark green. Leaves ovate-oblong, convex, with a gland on each 

 side. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 645 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) 

 p. 517, & Gard. in lud. ed. 5, p. 459; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, 

 p. 646. 



Ci(pre<si(S toridosn, D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nep. (182")) p. 55. A tall 

 tree, a native of the W. llimaliya, attaining 150 ft. high, with a girth 

 of trunk of 17 ft. Leaves Jjj in. long, triangular-ovate obtuse, with an 

 oblong gland on either side of the niidrib. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. 645 ; Dalz. 

 & Gibs. 8uppl. p. 83 ; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 517; 

 Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 646. 



Cupressus funebris, Endl. Syn. Conif. (1847) p. 58. A handsome tree, 

 a native of China, attaining 60 ft., with dark green foliage, Mide-spreadinir 

 branches and pendulous distichous branchlets. Fl. B. I. v. 5, p. GAG ; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 12 (1899) p. 517, & Gard. in Ind. ed. 5, 

 p. 459 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 2, p. 645. 



Juniperus communis, Linn. Sp. PI. (1753) p. 1040. TJie Common 

 Juniper, occurring in India in the Western Himalaya and distributed to 



