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(14.) P. macrophyUa, Don. ",Maki" of the Japanese. 



A low or medium sized tree of 25-40 feet in height, not broad-leaved as 

 its name * ould denote, but rather narrow and erect. It is a common 

 Japanese tret, although not known to be endemic, and is largely cultivated 

 by Japanese horticulturists. " Around Tokio the common form is much 

 used as a hedge plant and is often cut into fantastic shapes, whilst the 

 variegated forms are preferred for pot culture and dwarfing." Two of the 

 best known varieties bear the names argenteo-variegatus and aureo-variegatus. 



A variegated specimen is in the bed of variegated plants, L 35 b (Sydney 

 Botanic Gardens). 



(15.) P.japonica, Siebold. 

 Japan. 



In Sydney this is a bushy shrub about 6 feet high, reminding one of a 

 small Taxus. 



M 1 7, L 9 (Sydney Botanic Gardens). 



(16.) P. elongata, L'He*rit (P. pi*uinosa, Zeyh.) South Africa. 



This species grew in the Sydney Botanic Gardens for many years, but was 

 a stunted plant of, say, 3 feet. It might be tried again. 



(17.) P. nubigena, Lindl. 



"A tree of Yew-like aspect, of variable dimensions according to the 

 ituation in which it is growing " (Veitch). Leaves, say, 1^ inch long. 



It is a native of southern Chili, and is associated with and growing under 

 the same conditions as Saxeyothea conspicua. It should flourish in the 

 bleakest mountain localities of southern Monaro. 



(18.) P. chilina, L. C. Rich., is a much branched tree of 40-50 feet from 

 the sub alpine Andean region of Chili. It is hardy in the south of England 

 and Ireland, and as it is a beautiful species, it would be desirable to introduce 

 it into the cooler regions of New South Wales. 



It has leaves several inches long, much longer, indeed, that P. nubigena. 



8. Prumnopitys. 



This genus is closely allied to Podocarpus, and differs from it in the absence 

 of the fleshy fruit-stalk or " receptaculum." 



(1.) P. elegans, Philippi. 



A medium sized tree of the Andes of southern Chili, where it has a vertical 

 range of 4,500 to 6,000 feet. 



It is a bushy, handsome tree, with dame on-like fruit. It flourishes well in 

 the Sydney district, and is also hardy in the south-western counties of England 

 and Ireland, so that it should be hardy over extensive areas in the eastern 

 half of this State. 



