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9. Callitris calcarata, 



R. Br, ex Mirb. in Mem., Mus., Par. xiii (1875), 74. 

 "BLACK," "RED," OR "MOUNTAIN PINE." 



(Syn. : — C. spocroidalis, Slotsky ; C . fruticosa, R.Br., MS. ex Rich. Conif., 

 49; Frcncia calcarata, A. Cunn., MS.; F. Endlicheri, Parlat. in DC. 

 Prod., X\'I, ii, 449; F. fruticosa, Endl., 53-11. Conif., 36 [Parlatore] ; F. 

 fyramidalis, A. Cunn., Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. ii, 473; F. ericoides, Hort. ex 

 Endl., syn. Conif., 38 [Gord. Pin., p. 117] ; F. australis, Endl., syn. Conif., 37 

 [Gord. Pin., p. 119]; Cupressus australis, Persoon, syn. 2, p. 589 [Gord. Pin., 

 p. 119 1; Jituipcrus ericoides. Noisette ex Desf. Hort., Paris, edit. 3, p. 355 

 [Gordon Pin., p. 117]-) 



Habitat. 



This is a wideh' distributed species throughout the Eastern States, occurring 

 almost in\-ariably on hills and ridges. 



It appears to favour rising ground, and is the pine which has given rise to 

 the term " Pine ridge " — so commonly applied to hills in New South Wales. 



I. HISTORICAL. 



This species, as the above list of synonymy shows, has had a rather checkered 

 systematic career, and yet it is one of the best naturally defined species of the 

 genus and not easily confounded with any other Conifer. Good specimens of it were 

 collected very early in the beginning of last century, and these are extant to-day in 

 European herbaria, so that it is difficult to understand why so much confusion has 

 surrounded its differentiation. 



It is essential!}" a ridge or mountain pine, and hence is known in many 

 parts as " Mountain Pine," but it is also found near the coast at Wide Bay, 

 Queensland, and near Stroud and at Longreach, Shoalhaven, New South Wales. 



The name " Black Pine " alludes to the colour of the bark, and also to the 

 dark shade of the foliage, whilst it is called " Red " owing to some of the trees 

 having a red-tinted timber. 



In general appearance this tree is perhaps more rigid than C. glatica, R.Br., 

 and the branchlets less drooping, and from which species it is amongst other 

 characters_distinguished by its non-glanrous anrl angular, dccurrent leaves. The 



