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Oupressus thurifera, Hamb. B. & K.* 



Mexico ; 3,000 to 4,500 feet above sea-level. A handsome pyramidal 



tree, upwards of 40 feet high. 

 Oupressus thuyoides, Linne. ( Chamcecyparis sphceroidea, Spach.) 



White Cedar of North America ; in moist or morassy ground. Height 



of tree 80 feet ; diameter of stem 3 feet. The wood is light, soft, and 



fragrant ; it turns red when exposed to the air. 



Oupressus torulosa, Don.* 



Nepal Cypress. Northern India ; 4,500 to 8,000 feet above sea level. 

 Height of tree 150 feet ; circumference of stem, as much as 1 6 

 feet. The reddish fragrant wood is as durable as that of the 

 Deodar Cedar, highly valued for furniture. The tree seems to prefer 

 the limestone soil. 



Dacrydium cupressinum, Soland. 



New Zealand. Native name, Rimu ; the Eed Pine of the colonists. 

 This stately tree acquires the height of 200 feet, and furnishes a hard 

 and valuable wood. With other New Zealand conifers particularly 

 eligible for our forest valleys. A most suitable tree for cemeteries, on 

 account of its pendulous branches. 



Dacrydium Franklini, Hook. fil. 



Huon Pine of Tasmania; only found in moist forest recesses, and 

 might be planted in our dense fern-tree gullies. Height of tree 100 

 feet ; stem-circumference 20 feet. The wood is highly esteemed for 

 ship-building and various artizan's work. 



Dammara alba, Humph. (D. orientalis. Lamb.) 



Agath Dammar. Indian Archipelagus and mainland. A large tree, 

 100 feet high, with a stem of 8 feet in diameter ; straight and 

 branchless for two-thirds its length. It is of great importance on 

 account of its yields of the transparent Dammar resin, extensively 

 used for varnish. 



Dammara Australis, Lamb* 



Kauri Pine. North island of New Zealand. This magnificent tree 

 measures, under favourable circumstances, 180 feet in height and 17 

 feet in diameter of stem. The estimated age of such a tree being 

 700 or 800 years. It furnishes an excellent timber for furniture, masts 

 of ships, or almost any other purpose ; it yields besides the Kauri 

 resin of commerce, which is largely got from under the stem of the 

 tree. The greatest part is gathered by the Maories in localities 

 formerly covered with Kauri forests; pieces, weighing 100 lbs., have 

 been found in such places. 



Dammara macrophylla, Lindl. 



Santa Cruz Archipelagus. A beautiful tree, 100 feet high, resembling 

 D. alba. 



Dammara Moorei, Lindl. 



New Caledonia. Height of tree about 50 feet. 

 Dammara obtusa, Lindl. 



New Hebrides. A fine tree, 200 feet high; with a long, clear trunk ; 



resembling D. Australis. 



Dammara ovata, Moore. 



New Caledonia. This tree is rich in Dammar resin. 

 Dammara robusta, Moore. 



Queensland Kauri; A tall tree, known from Buckingham's Bay and 



Wide Bay. It thrives well even in open, exposed, dry localities at 



Melbourne. 



