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Fruit. — The fruit resembles that of 0. propinqua a good deal, but is, 

 apparently, never tuberculate. That this species ruiis into G. propinqua I 

 iave no doubt. 



Timber. — A figured Cypress Pine timber of no special character. It is 

 not very abundant, and since it comes into competition with excellent 

 iiardwoods it is not often used. 



Size. — Usually a small tree, but I have seen it up to, perhaps, 40 feet in 

 lieight, with a trunk of 12 inches. 



Habitat. — Port Jackson, also South Head (Port Jackson). I look upon 

 this species as confined to New South Wales (Central and South Coast and 

 the Dividing Eange) . It is usually found in rocky (sandstone) situations. 



Going north, I have it from Brisbane Water (n6t to b6 confused with 

 Brisbane River) at " Woy Woy, on the tops of the high table-land, some 

 -of them, grow to a fair-sized tree — ^very handsome." — (A. Murphy.) South, 

 I have collected it near Eden, on the Victorian border. Berrima (WooUs). 



On the Blue Mountains it is not rare, and the most westerly locality 

 known to mie is Eylstone. 



Callitris propinqua, R.Br. 



This is a species which of late years has been confused with G. Muelleri 

 on the one hand, and G. verrucosa on the other. One must keep to the 

 tyi)e, especially as I have prominently dravm attention to the somewhat 

 Arbitrary boundaries of most of the species. From C. Muelleri, G. propinqua 

 may be separated by the perfectly smooth cones and coarse angular branchlets 

 of the former. It has the smooth branchlets often seen in G. verrucosa, ani 

 it has often a few warts on the valves; its affinity to G. verrucosa, a speciea 

 name which has by Mueller been used somewhat as a drag-net, is evident. 

 The stout peduncles, and the way in which the cones remain on the old 

 "wood for years, separate this species and verrucosa from rohusta. 



Range. — The type came from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The 

 ■species extends to''the mainland, being found in South Australia. Going 

 ■west we find it in Western Australia, and eastward it occurs in Victoria 

 «nd New South Wales. 



New South Wales. 



I am of opinion that the Cypress Pine of Quiedong, Bombala, belongs to 

 •this species. This is limestone country, and the trees, which have been 

 ■carefully exaniined by me, have branchlets very close to those of G. verrucosa 

 ;(as, indeed, other specimens of propinqua have). 



Specimens from Acting Forester J. Bear, of Wentworth, "growing on 

 «andy ridges, and the only Pine in the -district," connect with the South 

 'Australian specimens, and appear to be also referable to propinqua. The 

 ■Quiedong and Wentworth specimens have cones larger than those of 

 propinqua usually are. 



