PODOCARPUS. 337 



No. 20. Podocarpus GLOMERATA, Bon, the Round-head-fruited 



Podocarpus. 



Syn. Podocarpus rigida, Klotzsch. 

 Juniperus rigida, Pavon. 



Leaves linear-lanceolate, stiff', straight or somewhat falcate, 

 very sharp-pointed, alternate, flat, one-nerved, attenuated at 

 the base, shining, and smooth on both surfaces ; from one to 

 one inch and three-quarters long, and from one to two liners 

 broad. Branches numerous, cylindrical, leafy, and covered 

 with a yellowish-brown smooth bark. Male catkins short, 

 three-quarters of an inch long, cylindrical, united in a fascicle 

 of live or six on an axillary foot-stalk. Fruit unknown. 

 A tree found in the neighbourhood of "Panao," in Peru. 



No. 21. Podocarpus Japonioa, Siebold, the Japan Podocarpus. 

 Syn. Podocarpus lanceolata, Hovt. 



Leaves alternate, flat, linear-lanceolate, elongated, obtuse- 

 pointed, thick, leathery, and stiff; from four to eight inches 

 long, and about half an inch wide, with an elevated rib, almost 

 acute along the upper surface, but rounded on the under one, 

 and tapering into a long slender point at the apex, and into a 

 short stout foot- stalk at the base. 



A small tree, found plentiful in Japan by Dr. Siebold. 



Podocarpus Japonica elegantissdia, Hovt, the Very Elegant 



Japan Podocarpus. 



A somewhat variegated variety of the Japan Podocarpus, 

 with long, linear, narrow, lance-pointed leaves, which are, when 

 young, of a pale yellow, but afterwards change to a dull green, 

 and finally, when fully matured, become of the usual colour of 

 the species. 

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