Paris, — 



Mueller's specimen from Hastings Ri\'er, labelled " C. Miic/ciivmii'i." 

 A. Rudder's specimens from Macquarie Harbour. 



II. SYSTEMATIC. 



This tree is said to attain a hri^jht nf 150 feet, with a diameter of 2 to 4 feet, 

 and has a red, stringy bark. 



The branchlets appear angular from the shape of the decurrent leaves, 

 which are short i to 2 lines long\ similar to those of C. calcarata ; acicular leaves 

 variable in length, are sometimes 4 to 5 hues long, rigid, and pungent pointed, 

 and shortly decurrent in whorls of three. 



Cones large, p\ramidal-o\-oid, acuminate, over an inch long, on thick recurved 

 pedicels, rather less than an inch long ; valves six to eight, almost of equal size, 

 and lanceolate in shape, \-al\ate, channelled on the back, the dorsal point at the 

 apex being reflexed, occasionally sliglitly retfexed at the tips. Fertile seeds with 

 only one wing de\^eloped. 



The vernacular name well describes the nature of the bark, which is entirely 

 different to that of anv other species of the genus. It appears to be a parallel 

 case to Casiiiirina i)iophli>ia, F.\'.M. et F.]\I.B., the only " Stringybark " of that 

 similarly unique genus. 



It is also distinguishable from its congeners by its pyramidal angular fruits 

 and its pale-coloured timber which has not a dark duramen, although possessing 

 in a slight degree the same aromatic odour. This lighter colour is probably due 

 to a smaller amount of the characteristic chemical substances. 



The tree is ornam -lual, and is reconiincnded for cultix'ation in botanical 

 gardens, and especialh" for forestry. Trees growing to the height of 150 feet are 

 stated to occur at Coolongolook, New South Wales. 



III. 1,1-:. WES. 



{uj Economic (vide Chemistry). 



(6) Anatomy. 



The distinguishing characteristics in tlic leal' anatomy of this sjx'cics are 

 the minimised development of hypodermal cells below those of the epidermal, the 

 dorsal surface, and the environment of the central axis by sclcM-.-nchymatous cells — 

 a feature not found by us in the (jlher species. Sclcrenclu niatous cells are also 

 found in the spongy mesophyil, which latter forms an unusually large propoi 1 ion 

 of the leaf substance as shown in iIm- sections, whilst iran^lnsion ii.njii'ids mid 



