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ft. high and G ft. in girth. Bark thin, fibrous, shed in longitudinal 

 strips. BrancJdets of mature trees stiff, erect, crowded. Leaves 

 spirally arranged, or, on young branchlets, in two alternate ranks, 

 oblong or lance-shaped, sometimes closely beset, at others widely 

 separated, those of old trees usually 1-2 in. long and ^l in. wide, 

 much longer on young, vigorous, or shaded plants. Male flowers 

 usually solitary, unstalked, |-1 in. long, J in. wide. Seeds 

 globose, :^| in. diameter with a glaucous-green covering, receptacle 

 green, ^J in, wide, with a stalk about I in. long. 



P. latifolius is widely distributed in S. Africa, where it is an 

 important timber tree. 



Wood yellow, strong, evenly grained, easy to work, polishes 

 well, and in demand for general building purposes, flooring boards, 

 panelling, coach and wagon work, dry cooperage, boxes, and 

 railway sleepers. For the latter work it is first creosoted. It 

 is claimed to be superior to pine for many purposes. 



Podocarpus macrophyllus, D. Don (Eupodocarpus). 



KUSAMAKI. 



This species varies from a shrub of 2-5 ft. to a tree 25-50 ft. 

 high. Branches usually strong and horizontal, branchlets dense. 

 Leaves densely and spirally arranged, up to 5 in., or on very 

 vigorous plants 7 in. long and | in. wide, bright green above, 

 glaucous beneath, thick, leathery, the apex usually pointed, some- 

 times blunt and rounded. Ilale flowers sessile, Ij—ll in. long. 

 Seed oval, about \ in. long, seated on a purple, fleshy receptacle 

 \ in. or more in length. 



Var. angustifolius. 

 Leaves narrower in proportion than those of the type. 



Var. Maki, Endlicher. 



P. ehinensis, Wallicli ; P. Maki, Siebold. 



A variety with erect branches and dense foliage. Leaves 

 erect, apex rounded. 



Var. luteo-variegatus. 



P. ehinensis aurea elegantisKJina. 



Leaves longer and broader than in the type ; variegated with 

 yellow. 



Var. albo-variegatus. 



P. ehinensis argcntea. 

 Leaves variegated with silver. 



P. macroplujllus is a native of China and Japan. It is found 

 in Yunnan at elevations of 8,000-10,000 ft. and would form a 



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