200 FOREST CULTURE AND 
Nageia (Podocarpus) amara, Blume. —Java, on high 
voleanic mountains. A large tree, sometimes two 
hundred feet high. 
Negeia (Podocarpus) cupressina, R. Br.—Java and 
Philippine Islands. Height of tree one hundred and 
eighty feet, furnishing a highly valuable timber. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) dacrydioides, A. Rich. —In 
swampy ground of New Zealand; the ‘‘ Kahikatea’’ 
of the Maories, called White Pine by the colonists, 
Height of tree one hundred and fifty feet; diameter 
of stem four feet. The white, sweet fruit is eaten by 
the natives ; the wood is pale, close-grained, heavy, 
and, among other purposes, used for building canoes. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) ferruginea, Don. — Northern 
parts of New Zealand. The Black Pine of the colo- 
nists ; native name ‘Miro.’’ Height of tree eighty 
feet ; it produces a dark-red resin, of a bitter taste ; 
the wood is of a reddish color, very hard. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) Lamberti, Klotzsch. —Brazils. 
A stately tree, yielding valuable timber. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) Purdieana, Hook.—Jamaica, 
at two thousand and five hundred to three thousand 
five hundred feet. This quick - growing tree attains 
a height of one hundred feet. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) spicata, Br. — Black Rue of 
New Zealand. Tree eighty feet high; wood pale, 
soft, close, and durable. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) Thunbergii, Hook. — Cape of 
Good Hope. A large tree, know to the colonists as 
‘¢Geelhout ;’”’ it furnishes a splendid wood for build- 
ing. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) Totara, Don. —- New Zealand. 
A fine tree, one hundred and twenty feet high, with 
