THE AUSTRALIAN CYPRESSES, 85 



tlie alternate ones being much shorter and smaller than the 

 others, convex, much rounded in the middle, and shining brown 

 externally. Seeds, broadly winged, and rather angular. 



An evergreen tree, with a pyramidal head, found in Van 

 Diemen's Land, where the colonists call it ' The Native 

 Cypress.' 



It is tender. 



No. 9. Frenela Hugelii, Carriere, Hugel's Frenela. 

 Syn. Callitris Hugelii, Knight. 



Leaves, scale-formed, very short, closely adpressed, much 

 longer, and more pointed on the branches than on the smaller 

 branchlets. Branches, somewhat ascending, lateral ones rising 

 up at the sides, and forming a slightly spreading head ; branch- 

 lets, spreading, obtusely angular, and very short jointed. Cones, 

 solitary, or in clusters, somewhat globular, depressed, and fre- 

 quently much broader than long. Valves, unequal, the three 

 alternate ones being much shorter and smaller than the others ; 

 wrinkled externally, and shining. A pyramidal tree, with as- 

 cending branches, found on the south-west coast of New Hol- 

 land and Swan Rivsr. 



It is tender. 



No. 10. Frenela macrostachya. Knight, the Long-spiked 



Frenela. 

 Syn. Callitris macrostachya, Hort. 

 ,, Cupressus macrostachya, Hort. 



A small, rather straggling bush, which is rather hardy, 

 found in Van Diemen's Land. 



No. IL Frenela propinqua, Cunningham, the Related 



Frenela. 



Syn. Callitris propinqua, R. Brown. 



An evergreen pyramidal bush, of which little is known, found 

 in the southern part of New Holland. 



