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Dammara Vitiensis, Seem. 



In Fiji. Tree 100 feet high ; probably identical with Lindley's D. 

 longifolia. 



Fitzroya Patagonica, Hooker fil. 



Southern parts of Patagonia and Chili. A stately tree, 100 feet high, 

 up to 14 feet in diameter_ of stem. The wood is red, almost 

 imperishable in the open air or under ground ; it does not warp, and is 

 easy to split. It comes into commerce in boards 7 feet long, 8 inches 

 wide, £ inch thick, and is used for roofing, deals, doors, casks, &c. The 

 outer bark produces a strong fibre used for caulking ships. Like many 

 other trees of colder regions, it would require here to be planted in our 

 mountain forests. 



Frenela Actinostrobus, Muell. {Actinostrobus pyramidalis Miq.) 



From S.W. Australia, though only a shrub, is placed bere on record as 

 desirable for introduction, because it grows on saline desert flats, where 

 any other conifers will not readily succeed. It may become important 

 fot coast cultivation. 



Frenela Macleayana, Pari. 



New South Wales. A handsome tree of regular pyramidal growth, 

 attaining a height of 70 feet ; the timber is valuable. 



Frenela verrucosa, A. Cunn. 



Also several other species from Victoria and other parts of Australia 

 are among the trees, which may be utilized for binding the coast and 

 desert sand. They all exude Sandarac. 



Ginkgo triloba, L. (Salisburia adiantifolia, Smith.) 



Ginkgo tree. China and Japan. A deciduous fan-leaved tree, 100 feet 

 high, with a straight stem 12 feet in diameter. The wood is white, soft, 

 easy to work, and takes a beautiful polish. The seeds are edible, and 

 when pressed yield a good oil. Ginkgo trees are estimated to attain an 

 age of 3000 years. 



Juniperus Bermudiana, L.* 



The Pencil Cedar of Bermuda and Barbadoes. This species grows some- 

 times 90 feet high, and furnishes a valuable red durable wood, used for 

 boat building, furniture and' particularly for pencils, on account of its 

 pleasant odor and special fitness. Many of the plants called Thuya or 

 Biotia Meldensis in gardens, belong to this species. 



Juniperus brevifolia, Antoine. 



In the Azores up to 4,800' ; a nice tree with sometimes silvery foliage. 



Juniperus Cedrus, Webb. 



A tall tree of the higher mountains of the Canary Islands. 



Juniperus Chinensis, L.* 



In temperate regions of the Himalaya, also in China and Japan. This 

 tree is known to rise to 75 feet. Probably identical with the Himala- 

 yan Pencil Cedar (Juniperus religiosa, Boyle) ; it is remarkable for its 

 reddish close-grained wood. 



Juniperus communis, L. 



One of the three native conifera? of Britain, attaining under favorable 

 circumstances a height of nearly 50 feet, of medicinal uses ; the berries 

 also used in the preparation of gin. 



Juniperus drupacea, Labill. Plum Juniper. 



A very handsome long-leaved Juniper, the Habhel of Syria. It attains 

 a height of 30 feet, and produces a sweet edible fruit, highly esteemed 

 throughout the Orient. 



