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ascending ; branchlets, slightly angular, or three-edged. Cones, 

 spheroidal, much depressed, and frequently broader than long. 

 Valves, warted on the interior, with the central column short, 

 and three-edsjed. Seeds furnished with narrow lateral wings. 



It is found on the south-west coast of New Holland, and at 

 the Swan River, where the natives call it * Marro.' 



It is quite tender. 



No. 16. Frenela Roei, Endlicher, Roe's Frenela. 



An evergreen bush, with globular cones composed of six 

 valves, smooth on the interior, with a short, depressed, three- 

 sided, central column, and acute-pointed valves, found on the 

 south-west coast of New Holland. 



It is not hardy. 



No. 17. Frenela triquetra, Spach, the three-edged 

 Frenela. 

 Syn. Frenela Ventenantii, Mirbel. 

 „ Callitris cupressiformis, Ventenant. 

 ,, Cupressus Australis, Desfont. 

 „ „ triquetra, Loddiges. 



„ 5, articulata, Pinet-Wohourn. 



„ Juniperus Cunninghami, Hort. 



A small tree, or bush, with a straight stem, and spreading or 

 ascending branches, furnished with irregularly tufted, flexuose, 

 striped branchlets, somewhat three-forked, or much divided, 

 and furnished with very small, remote, bright, bluish green 

 leaves. Cones, in clusters, about the size of a cherry, oval, or 

 globular, and composed of six acute-pointed valves, tiibercu- 

 lated on the interior, with a short, depressed, three-sided central 

 column, and unequal-sized scales, the alternate ones being much 

 the smallest. Seeds, furnished with narrow wings, and angu- 

 lar. 



It is found on the cast coast of New Holland, growing 20 

 feet hiffh. 



