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Leaves used in the manufacture of Cedar-leaf oil, according to Schimmel. 

 It does indifferently well in Sydney. 



It is a very variable species, and a large number of forms of it have been 

 nanifd. 



var. aurea ; var. variegata. 



U 8 b, L 35 b (Sydney Botanic Gardens), 

 var. plicata, L 1 1 a, 26 c, 30 a. 



(4.) T orientahs, L. " Chinese Arbor-Vita?." 



This is a low tre of columnar or pyramidal habit, often a dense shrub of 

 broadly conical or globose outline. 



It is very variable, and many different forms have received special names. 



Its geographical range is somewhat uncertain ; it probably extends from 

 northern China to Persia. 

 L 7. 



var. aurea, U 6, L 13, 29 c, 34 a. 



var. elegantissima, M 29. 



var. jfiliformitt, L 1 1 a. 



var. intermedia, L 27 c, 33 c, 35 b, 12, 15 b, 18. 



var. pendula (Svn. T. filiformis, Lodd.), L 11 a. 



var. semperaiirascet'if 1 , M 19. (Sydney Botanic Gardens.) 



5. Libocedrus. 



A genus of evergreen trees of Thuia like aspect, mostly with spreading 

 branches and flattened branchlet systems. The narrow pear shaped fruit of 

 the genus is a character. 



(1.) L. ckilensi*, End I. < k Chilian Arbor- Vit^." 

 A medium-sized tree of pyramidal outline. 



" It is common in some of the valleys and al.ng the lower slopes of the 

 Chilian Andes, from Valparaiso southwards to Valdivia. The wood is soft 

 and easy to work, and is highly valued by the inhabitants for indoor 

 carpentry on account of its fragrance." (Veitch's Manual.) 



It is stated rarely to escape injury in Britain in severe winters, and is one 

 of the species which should he thoroughly tested in the colder parts of New 

 South Wales. In the Sydney district it objects to the spells of hot, dry 

 weather. 



(2.) L. decurrens, Torrey. " Californian White or Incense Cedar." 



A lofty, stately columnar tree of 100-150 feet, under favourable conditions, 



Native of California, attaining its greatest development between 3,000 and 



7,500 feet. 



Through an unfortunate confusion of botanical material, this species has 

 been much mixed up with Thuia gigantea. 



This beautiful species should be well tested in New South Wales. 



