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raised until 1822. Unfortunately, this handsome fir is not quite 

 hardy and only succeeds in the milder parts of the country. 



The differences between this species and A. Pindrow are indi- 

 cated under the latter species, which by some botanists is united 

 with A. Webbiana, but the two trees are quite distinct. 



The uses of the timber are identical with those of P. Pindrow, 

 which see. In some parts the wood is used extensively for tea 

 boxes, and in Museum No. 3, at Kew, there is a sample of cone 

 scales which are stated to be used as a dye. 



In the British Isles the tree is even more tender than P. 

 Pindrow, although it is usually found at a higher elevation, and 

 it is only successful in the warmer parts of the country. It is 

 probable that seeds have only been received from trees growing 

 at the lower elevations in the Himalaya, and that if they were 

 obtained from trees growing at a high altitude we should have 

 much hardier plants. 



Troup, Silviculture of Indian Trees, iii, 1142 (1921). 



ACTINOSTROBUS, Miquel. 



Two species of evergreen shrubs, allied to CaUitris, but 

 differing in the shape of the cone-scales and by the cones being 

 surrounded at the base by closely pressed bracts. Leaves alter- 

 nately three-ranked, needle-like, and |-| in. long on juvenile 

 plants, scale-like, and about g in. long on older plants. Male and 

 female flowers on the same bush ; the former oblong, with the 

 stamens in whorls of 3-G vertical columns. Cones globose or 

 ovoid ; scales 6, woody, equal in size, surrounding a central axis, 

 each with 1-2 triangular, three-winged seeds at the base ; the base 

 of the cone surrounded by their closely pressed bracts. 



Natives of W. Australia. 



Neither species is of any economic value. Cultivation in 

 Britain, except in the mildest parts, is restricted to greenhouses. 

 Cuttings of young shoots may be rooted in sandy soil in a close 

 frame, as in Cupressus. 



Actinostrobus acuminatus, Parlatore. 



A smaller shrub than A. pyramidalis, with finer branchlets 

 and smaller leaves. The specific difference is based on the 

 stamens, which have a dorsal ridge and acuminate point, and on 

 the cone, which has the top contracted into a neck, each valve 

 terminating in a short spreading point. Under cultivation the 

 two plants show little difference. 



Between Moore and Murchison Rivers. 



