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Callitris sp. 



''WEEPING PINE." 



Habitat. 

 Little Swanport, East Coast, Tasmania. 



Remarks. 



There is a plant in Tasmania passing under this vernacular, but as sufficient 

 material was not available for full investigation, only attention can here be drawn 

 to its existence. 



It was discovered by Mr. C. F. Laseron of this Museimi, who states: — 



This small conifer is found in only one spot on the main road, 5 miles from Triabunna 

 (Spring Bay), and 8 miles from Little Swanport, Tasmania (East Coast). Here there are only 

 some half-a-dozen plants. In habit it is a small, erect shrub up to 5 feet high, growing amongst 

 young plants of Oyster Bay Pine. It is very like young Casuarina in appearance. The branchlets or 

 needles are long and drooping, and spring from the main stems in rings about 12 to 18 inches 

 apart, hence the name. Two distinct type; of leaves were obtained. Though careful search was 

 made, no fruits were found. One or two small plants were noticed cropped very close to the 

 ground by stock. 



These may probably be young plants of C. Tasmanica, but further investi- 

 gation is necessary. The special feature about the plant that is worthy of note 

 is the very long leaves in the decurrent form, in fact they are the longest of any 

 Callitris known to us in this respect. If new, the species might be dedicated to 

 its discoverer. 



Figures 170-173 are taken through the branchlet and the three decurrent 

 leaves, which have a form quite distinct from any other Callitris, and what is 

 still more characteristic, is that each leaf has three oil cavities, and it is to prove 

 these latter are not canals that the four figures are given. Figures 174-5 are 

 longitudinal leaf sections of different magnifications. 



