EUCALYPTUS TREES. 503 
showy shrub ascends to 8,000 feet high. The berries 
are dark purple, of cherry size, pulpy, and of aromatic 
sweetness. Various other myrtles, with edible ber- 
ries, are known from different warm countries. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) elongata, ) Heritier.—South 
Africa. With N. Thunbergi, and with Erythrina Caf- 
fra, and Oreodaphne bullata, this is the tallest tree of 
Capeland and Caffraria, although it does not advance 
beyond 70 feet. The yellowish wood is highly valu- 
able, deal-like, not resinous. The stems can be used 
for top-masts and yards of ships. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) andina, Poeppig. (Prummnop- 
ithys elegans, Philippi.)—The Lleuque of Chile. <A 
stately tree with clusters of edible, cherry-like fruits. 
The wood is yellowish and fine-grained, and is chosen 
for elegant furniture work. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) Chilina, Richard. —The Manniu 
and Lahual of the Chileans. Height to 100 feet, with 
corresponding thickness of stem. Wood white, of 
excellent quality. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) elata, R. Brown.—East Aus- 
tralia. A fine timber-tree of great height. 
Nageia (Podocarpus) nubigena, Lindley.—Southern 
Chile, generally a companion of N. Chilina, with which 
it agrees in its dimensions and in the utility of its 
timber. 
Nephelium lappaceum, Linné.—India. This tree 
furnishes the rambutan or rampostan fruit, similar 
to the litchi and logan fruit. As one species of 
Nephelium is indigenous as far south as Gipps Land, 
and as all the species seem to require rather a moist, 
mild forest clime than great atmospheric heat, we 
may hope to bring also this tree here, in favorable 
spots, to perfect bearing. 
