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nerved, usually leathery in texture. Seed without a fleshy recep- 

 tacle, sometimes several toge+-her on a single peduncle. Male 

 floicers short, stiff, usually branched, or many together on a 

 stiff peduncle. 



5. Eupodocarpus, Endlicher. — Leaves as in Stachycarpus. 

 Seed borne on a fleshy receptacle. Male flowers usually long, 

 slender. 



Wood usually yellowish, occasionally brown or reddish, dis- 

 tinction between heartwood and sapwood not well marked ; 

 evenly grained, easy to work, durable, rarely odorous, finishes 

 with a good surface and takes paint, pohsh, and creosote well. 

 For most purposes for which pine is used, yellow wood is eminently 

 suitable, except in the cheaper manufactures ; in these cases it is 

 more expensive to work, as in many instances it does not take nails 

 well except when bored. 



Numerous species are important timber trees in their native 

 countries, and in many cases the extension of the area already 

 under Podocarpus is desirable. This is specially the case in 

 New Zealand, Australia, S. Africa, E. Africa, and Uganda. Only 

 a few species can be regarded as hardy in Britain, even in the most 

 favoured parts. These are grown as ornamental shrubs or small 

 trees and can be increased by cuttings inserted in sandy soil in a 

 close frame during summer. Several species are worth attention 

 as hedge plants in warm temperate countries. 



As in most genera of Taxacece and Pinacece the nomen- 

 clature of Podocarpus is full of pitfalls. An instance of this is 

 found in the S. African species, where recent research has proved 

 that the names in common use have been incorrectly appUed. 

 For information on these species see under P. elongatus, P. 

 falcatus, P. Henkelii, and P. latifolius. 



Pilger (Engler), Pfianzenreich, iv, 5, Taxacese (1903). 



Podocarpus affinis, Seemann (Eupodocarpus). 



A tree with short spreading branches and dense foliage. Leaves 

 spirally and closely arranged, oblong or lance-shaped, erect, 

 leathery, tapering to a blunt apex and narrowing sHghtly to the 

 stalk-like base, l-l^ in. long, ^^ in. wide. 



Native of Fiji. 



Podocarpus alpinus, R. Brown (Eupodocarpus). 



Podocarpus Lawrencii, Hooker fil. ; Nageia alpina, F. Mueller. 



A low, straggling, densely branched bush 1-12 ft. high. 

 Leaves crowded, ^-J in. or less often | in. long, narrow, straight 

 or sickle -like, pointed, the midrib very prominent beneath. Male 

 flowers ^l in. long, usually solitary and unstalked from the 



