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EXPLANATION OF PLATE 48. 

 Callitris Mudlcri. 



A and A 1 . Dimorphic foliage, Eden, N.S.W. 



B. Brail chlet (enlarged) bearing male flowers. 



c. Fresh cones (c and c from Port Jackson). 



D. Cone, Wentworth Falls, Bine Mountains, N.S.W. 



E and F. Cones in different stages. 



G and c 1 . Central columella in plan and elevation. 



ii and ii 1 . Showing method of attachment of seeds around the central 



columella. 

 J. Seeds (E-J from Mount Wilson, N.S.W.) 



Callitris calcarata, It.Br. 



K. Seedling. 



i.. Fragment of branchlet. 



M. Young cone. 



N. Cone opened, showing the multiple columellas or aborted ovules. 



N*. A few specimens showing the great variation in the columellas. 



o. Branchlet (enlarged) showing female flowers. (K-O from Dubbo,. 



N.S.W.) 

 r. Branchlet (enlarged) bearing male flowers, from Jennings 



( N.S. W.-Queensland border ) . 

 Q. Cone, and Q 1 , seeds from Cooma, southern N.S.W. 



Callitris cuprcsstformis, Vent. 



R. Seedling plant. 



s. Branchlet (enlarged) bearing male flowers. 



T. Branchlet (enlarged) bearing female flowers. 



IT. Cone, just opened (B-U from Port Jackson.) 



v. Cluster of fruits. 



v 1 . Single fruit. 



v 2 . Central columellas. 



w. Seeds, (v-w from Kinchela. Port Macquarie. N.S.W.) 



x. Cones of variety mucronata, Grampians, Vic. 



Y. Portion of branchlet. 



z. Portion of branchlet (enlarged) bearing male flowers; note the 



pointed terminal scale. 



z,. Front and back views of stamen, with anthers. 

 Nos. Y-Z from var. taxmanica (Gium's No. 1,017, Flinders Island, 



Tasmania). 



Podocarpus elata, R.Br. 



THE BROWN OR SHE PINE. 



Botanical Name. Podocarpus (from two Greek words pous, podos, a 

 foot, and Icarpos, a fruit), referring to the thick, fleshy fruit-stalk of these 

 plants ; elata, Latin, lofty, referring to the tallness of this particular tree. 



Vernacular Names. In a general way the name Pine is given to that 

 group of plants known to botanists as Conifers. The exceptions are rare, 

 but a few brush trees in Australia go by that name. Our tree is known a* 

 " Pine," " She Pine, and " Brown Pine," and, to a less extent, '*' White 

 Pine," but the last designation had better be left for Araucaria Cunning- 

 kamii, the " Hoop Pine." called also " Plum Pine " and " Berry Pine," in. 

 allusion to the fruits; and also "Brush Pine," because of the situation in 

 \vhich it grows. It is also known as " Native Deal." 



