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from the Island of Java, growing over 100 feet in height. 

 Leaves from two to four inches long, on opposite or 

 whorled branches. 



29. P. nereifoliaj Brown. Grows about 40 feet in 

 height, and is found in Nepal, etc. Leaves from three to 

 six inches long, and bright green color. It is very tender. 



30, P. nivaliSj Hooker. A new and uniritroduced spe- 

 cies, growing in the northern portion of New Zealand, on 

 the Mountain of Tongariro, and near the perpetual snow 

 limits. It forms a small shrub with oblong, mostly sessile 

 leaves. 



31, P. oleifolia, Don. A tender tree from the moun- 

 tains of Chili, with numerous acute, leathery leaves, borne 

 on smooth, crowded branches. 



32, P, polystachya, Brown. Resembles somewhat 

 P. bracteata, and is a native of Singapore. It is a large 

 tree, with a branching head and straight stem. 



33, P. Purdieana, Hooker. Is from Jamaica, where it 

 grows to the height of 100 feet, and is furnished with 

 horizontal, spreading branches, and bright green, thick, 

 leathery leaves, from 3 to 5 inches long. It is reported 

 as being " very tender." 



34, P, rigida, Klotzsch. From Peru, but of which we 

 have not a full description. Leaves very acute, smooth, 

 and shining. Branches, with a smooth yellowish-brown 

 bark, numerous, and densely clothed with leaves. 



35, P. Riimphii, Blume Frequents the most elevated 

 forests of the Moluccas and New Guinea, where it grows to 

 the height of 80 or 100 feet. The leaves are frequently in 



