PINACE^ 541 



plants spirally arranged, ^-f in. long, glaucous green. Those of 

 long and leading shoots of older trees also spirally arranged, but 

 shorter. Other leaves scale-like, in alternating pairs, covering 

 the twigs, apex blunt. Cones solitary or several together, on 

 short, lateral shoots, ^— f in. long and wide before expansion, 

 globose ; scales normally 4 (occasionally C) ; woody, warted, 

 strongly spurred near the apex. Seeds angular, narrowly winged, 

 resinous. 



Found on the Cedarberg mountains, where the forests repre- 

 sent an area of about 60 square miles. The altitude ranges from 

 3,000-4,000 ft., the best trees being found below 3,450 ft. The 

 winters in this region are very cold and wet, the rest of the year 

 hot and dry. The annual rainfall varies between 20-40 in., and 

 the precipitation is confined to winter. 



Wood moderately hard, yellowish, clean, fragrant, easily 

 worked, practically free from insect attack, and much used for 

 cabinet and furniture manufacture. It withstands damp well, 

 and is durable when used for posts, but liable to injury from 

 ground fires. From leaves, cones, and wood a hard resin is 

 obtained, whilst the bruised leaves taken with brandy are said 

 to have diuretic properties. 



This tree seeds and regenerates well, but is very inflam- 

 mable, and considerable losses have taken place through forest 

 fires. With protection from fire it is a good tree for hot and dry 

 places, and the possibilities of extended cultivation are occupy- 

 ing the attention of the S. African Forest Service. 



Sim, he. cit. 



Widdringtonia Schwarzii, Marloth. 



A well branched tree 50-80 ft. high. Leaves short, thick, 

 blunt, closely pressed, arranged in 4 rows, and densely covering 

 the shoots. Cones ^| in. across when expanded, cone-scales 

 more or less warted, and about t in. wide. 



Closely allied to W. juniperoides, but differing in its smaller, 

 thicker, and blunter leaves and relatively smaller cones. 



Found in the Willowmore district, Cape Province. 



Widdringtonia Whytei, Rendle.^ 

 MiLANJi Cedar. 



Widdringtonia Mahoni, Masters. 



A large tree up to 140 ft. high with a clear trunk of half the 

 height, and 15 ft. in girth. Bark of old trees very thick, 

 fibrous, the outer layer shed annually. Branches symmetrical 

 in young trees, forming a wide-spreading head in old trees. 

 Branchlets divided into small spray. Leaves of the juvenile state 

 spirally arranged, glaucous green, up to 1 in, long, ^-i^, in. wide, 



^ Trans. Linn. Soc, ser. 2, Bot. iv, GO, t. 9, figs. 6-11 (1894). 



