314 THE BOOK OF EVERGREENS. 



19t F. verrucosaj Cunningham. Is a compact, coni- 

 cal-shaped tree. 



Lttckhanltia, Archer (?}. Has been very recently 

 formed by separating the plant formerly known as Frenela 

 variabilis, Carriere, from the latter genus, from which 

 it is distinct on account of its cones being composed of 

 eight valvate scales in the place of six, as is found in the 

 Frenelas. The only species known, is 



L, Macleayana, Archer (?), which forms a large tree, 

 60 or 70 feet in height, and is from New South Wales. 



18. FITZROYA, Hooker. 



Flowers supposed to be monoecious ; cones, small, ter- 

 minal, and solitary ; with nine recurved scales, arranged in 

 whorls of 3 ; leaves, flat, sessile, whorled and mostly ob- 

 tuse ; seeds, surrounded by a broad wing, generally in 

 threes, under each scale. 



A new and rare genus of recent introduction, which 

 was discovered by Captain Fitz Roy on the mountains of 

 Patagonia and named in his honor by Dr. Hooker. 



F. PatagORica, Hooker. This beautiful Conifer will no 

 doubt prove hardy in our Southern States. It forms a 

 large-sized tree, varying in height with the elevation at 

 which it is found. Near the cold summits of the Patago- 

 nian Mountains, it is nothing but a mere stunted shrub ; 

 but as it approaches the base, it increases in size until it 

 forms a tree of 100 feet in height. Gordon states it is un- 

 satisfactory in England, although standing ordinary win- 

 ters in favorable situations. It is, however, found "on the 

 borders of perpetual congelation." 



