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which measured 60 to 70 feet in height and 12 to 18 feet in girth ; 
te the best trees of the present day are much smaller. The timber 
very inflammable, yellowish in colour, easy to work, fragrant and 
trecfal for the qahibral woodwork of houses, furniture, posts, &e. 
t is considered to be one of the best native woods of S. Africa and 
the species is sc planted by the Forestry Department of the 
Union of 8S. Afr 
ea elaine, D. Don.—Cedar of Tasmania, King 
William Pin 
A specimen a the wood of this tree which was soe from 
the International Exhibition of 1862 is to be seen in Museum No. 
III, at Kew. The species is known in this country as a rare 
decorative bush, its culture being ital to the milder parts of 
the country. A detailed description with numerous figures of the 
plant, including one of trees growing under natural conditions, may 
b2 seen in the “ Pines of Australia,” by G. 
Smith, pp. 303-312, its common name head given there as King 
William Pine. It is represented as a gaunt tree up to 100 feet 
high and 3 feet in diameter, common in the neighbourhood of 
Williamsford, Tasmania. The following pare are extracted 
from the above-mentioned work. Under normal conditions the tree 
‘1s a prominent feature amongst the scrub vapetehian penton ta the 
region in which it grows but is not a handsome tree, as it is of irre- 
gular outline with comparatively few branches which are usually 
confined to a small dense crown, the trunk often being bare for 
three quarters of its length. The wood is pale red when freshly 
cut but lightens on exposure. It is open and straight in grain, 
light in weight, easy to work and “ unlike American redwoo 
both in character and texture. It is in good repute for durability 
in Tasmania and is suitable for sittin “work, and coach building, 
whilst it is also said to make good oars and sculls, A peculiarity is 
mentioned regarding the leaves, for when they fall to the ground 
they remain green for upwards of 18 months. 
Podocarpus elata, R. Br.—Pencil Cedar. 
Maiden refers to this tree as pencil cedar in “ Australian Native 
Plants,” pp. 589-590. It is a native of New Sonth Wales and 
Queensland and at its best attains a height of 100 feet with a trunk 
iameter of from 2 to 3 feet. e wood is described in the above 
mentioned work as being free from knots, oot Sloat Eee worked, 
good for joinery and cabinet work, an mes affording 
beautifully-marked planks. Fine 5 scnieas ate anid to have a 
mottled appearance of surpassing beauty. It is further stated to be 
fine in grain, lasting and not readily attacked by white ants 
or teredo. 
Pinus glabra, Walt.—Cedar Pine, Spree 25 
Britton, in “ North American Trees,” p. 43, gives this combina- 
tion of names, The species is found in the South-eastern States 
from South Carolina to Florida and Louisiana, where it occurs as a 
tree up to 45 feet high with a trunk 3 feet in diameter. The w 
is described as weak, soft, — very close io and of ible 
value, 
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