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40 feet; Stenocarpus .sinuosus (Endlicher), of East-Australia (the 

 most brilliant of the Proteacese); the crimson and scarlet Ratas of 

 New Zealand, Metrosideros florida (Smith); M. lucida (Menzies), 

 M. robusta (Cunningham), 80 feet high; M. tomentosa (Cunu.), 40 

 feet; Fuchsia excorticata (L. fil), also from New Zealand, stem 

 reaching 2 feet in diameter; and Rhododendron Falconeri (J. Ho.oker), 

 from Upper India, 50 feet high, leaves 18 inches long. 



Lewisia rediviva, Pursh. 



North-Western America. The root of this herb is large and 

 starchy, was formerly extensively used by the native inhabitants, and 

 called by them " The Gift of the Great Spirit." The plant deserves 

 trial culture. 

 Leyssera gnaphalioides, Linne". 



South-Africa. A perennial herb of aromatic scent and taste. 

 Much used there as a medicinal tea. 



Liatris odoratissima, Willdenow. 



Southern States of Northern America. A perennial herb, occurring 

 in swampy places. The leaves are sometimes used, for the sake of 

 their aromatic odor, to flavor tobacco and other substances (Saunders). 

 L. spicata (Willdenowj is the " Button-Snakeroot," medicinal in the 

 Eastern States. 



Libocedrus Chilensis, Endlicher. 



In cold valleys on the Southern Andes of Chili, at from 2,000 to 

 5,000 feet. A fine tree, sometimes 80 feet high, furnishing a hard 

 resinous wood of a yellowish color. Libocedrus as a genus is hardly 

 to be distinguished from Thuya, as pointed out more particularly by 

 Bentham. 



Libocedrus decurrens, Torrey. 



White Cedar of California, growing on high mountains, in fine 

 groves up to 5,000 feet, in what Hinchcliff calls the noblest zone of 

 Coniferae of the globe. Attains a height of fully 200 feet, with a stem 

 to 25 feet in circumference. The wood is light, extremely durable and 

 strong, used for exquisite cabinet-work, but also suitable for superior 

 fence-rails and building purposes. According to Dr. Gibbons, the 

 tree is well adapted for wind-breaks, and can be trained into tall 

 hedges. 



Libocedrus Doniana, Endlicher. 



Northern Island of New Zealand, up to 6,000 feet elevation. A 

 forest-tree, reaching 100 feet in height, the stem 3 feet and more in 

 diameter. The wood is hard and resinous, of a dark-reddish color, 

 fine-grained, excellent for planks and spars. 



Libocedrus tetragona, Endlicher.* 



. On the Andes of Chili, at an elevation from 2,000 to 5,000 feet, 

 growing as far south as Magellan's Straits, especially in moist moory 



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