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(Linne) and the very elongated C. latifolius (Roxburgh) have the 

 highest claims for choice of rattans. C. Scipionura (Loureiro) fur- 

 nishes the Malacca-rattan. Several species of Calamus supply the 

 best dragon's blood. 



Oallitris arborea, Schrader. ( Widdringtonia juniperoides, Endlicher. ) 



Southern Africa, 3,000 to 4,000 feet above sea-level. A middle- 

 sized tree, rich in resin. Occasionally trees of comparatively vast 

 size occur ; thus stem girths of 36 feet have been noted, and excep- 

 tionally about 1,000 feet of planking were sawn from one tree [G-. 

 Sparling]. 



Callitris calcarata, R. Brown. (Frenela Endllcheri, Parlatore.) 



Eastern Australia. A tree to 70 feet in height and 3 feet in stem- 

 diameter. Spreads readily over sterile, particularly sandy land. 

 Wood of local importance, strong, durable and of agreeable smell. 

 It is used for piles and furnishes planks for boats ; it is repugnant 

 to termites. The knotty portion of the stem particularly valuable 

 to cabinet-makers for inlaying. Market price about 5 per 1,000 

 feet. 



Callitris columellaris, F. v. Mueller. 



Eastern Australia, on barren and sandy coast-tracts. Height 

 reaching 100 feet. Timber durable, fine-grained, fragrant, capable 

 of a high polish ; used for piles of wharfs and sheeting of punts 

 and boats ; it resists the attacks of chelura and white ants ; the 

 knotty portion valued for veneers. The young stems are liked for 

 telegraph-poles, according to Mr. Thozet. General market value 

 of timber 6 per 1,000 superficial feet. [Queensland Exhibition, 

 1878]. This species exudes sandarac most copiously. [J. H. 

 Maiden]. 



Callitris Macleayana, F. v. Mueller. (Frenela Maclcayana, Parlatore.) 



New South Wales and Queensland ; locally known as Turpentine- 

 Cypress. A handsome tree, of regular, pyramidal growth, attaining 

 a height of 70 feet ; the timber is valuable. C. actinostrobus and 

 C. acuminata from South-West Australia are too small for timber- 

 purposes, but the first-mentioned is one of the very few conifers fi 

 for saline soil. 



Callitris Parlatorei, F. v. Mueller. 



Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Recom- 

 mended by Mr. F. M. Bailey as a shade-tree. It attains a height of 

 100 feet, 1\ feet in girth. The wood is esteemed by cabinet-makers. 

 It is remarkably durable. Bark soft and furrowed [W. Macdonald]. 

 The tree produces sandarac of a light colour, but not m abundance 

 [Aug. Rudder]. Several other species of Callitris are worthy ( 

 forest-culture. 



