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No. 11. Frenela Hugelii, Carriere, Hugel's Frenela. 

 Syn. Callitris Hugelii, Knight. 



Leaves scale-formed, veiy short, closely adpressed, much 

 longer and more pointed on the branches than on the smaller 

 branchlets. Branches somewhat ascending ; lateral ones rising 

 up at the sides, and forming a slightly spreading head. 

 Branchlets spreading, obtusely angular, and very short jointed. 

 Cones solitary or in clusters, somewhat globular, depressed, 

 and frequently much broader than long. Valves unequal, the 

 three alternate ones being much shorter and smaller than the 

 others, wrinkled externally, and shining. 



A pyramidal tree, with ascending branches, found on the 

 south-west coast of New Holland and Swan River. 



No. 12. Frenela Macleyana, Parlatore, Mr. Macley's Frenela. 

 Syn. Leichardtia Macleyana, Sliepherd. 

 Octoclinis Macleyana, Mueller. 

 Backhousii, Hill. 



The primordial leaves on young plants are spreading, linear 

 or lanceolate, rather thickly placed, and sometimes reflected ; 

 but soon afterwards are succeeded by acicular or scale-formed 

 ones, regularly placed in threes or fours, and finally, when the 

 plants become fully matured, they are entirely scale-formed, 

 ternate, very small, and closely placed. Branches scattered 

 along the main stem, horizontal, short, and not very dense ; 

 the lateral ones and smaller spray are more or less angular or 

 triangular, jointed, glaucous, and with the joints tolerably 

 distant. Cones oval or somewhat conical, and composed of 

 eight valvate scales. Scales or valves thick, rounded and con- 

 vex on the outside, glossy brown, pointless, smooth, and swell- 

 ing at the apex, which is slightly reflected. 



A handsome, erect, pyramidal-shaped tree, approaching in 

 appearance when old to some of the Australian Araucarias, but 

 with much shorter and slenderer branches. 



It is found in New South Wales, Brisbane, and Queensland, 

 where it attains a height of from GO to 70 feet. 



