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Nageia (Podocarpus) dacrydioides, A. Rich. 



In swampy ground of New Zealand ; the " Kahikatea" of the Maories> 

 called White Pine by the colonists. Height of tree 150 feet ; .diameter 

 of stem 4 feet. The white sweet fruit is eaten by the natives ; the wood 

 is pale, close-grained, heavy, and among other purposes, used for 

 building canoes. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) ferniginea, Don. 



Northern parts of New Zealand. The Black Pine of the colonists; 

 native name " Miro." Height of tree 80 feet; it produces a dark red 

 resin of a bitter taste ; the wood is of a reddish color, very hard. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) Lamberti, Klotzsch. 



Brazils. A stately tree, yielding valuable timber. 

 Nageia (Podocarpus) Purdieana, Hook. 



Jamaica, at 2500 to 3500 feet. This quick-growing tree attains a 



height of 100 feet. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) spicata, Br. 



Black Rue of New Zealand. Tree 80 feet high ; wood pale, soft, close 

 and durable. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) Thunbergii, Hook. 



Cape of Good Hope. A large tree, known to the colonists as " Geelhout" ; 

 it furnishes a splendid wood for building. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) Totara, Don.* 



New Zealand. A fine tree, 120 feet high, with a stem of 20 feet in cir- 

 cumference ; it is called mahogany pine by the colonists. The 'reddish 

 close-grained and durable wood is valuable both for building and for 

 furniture, and is also extensively used for telegraph posts ; it is con- 

 sidered the most valuable timber of New Zealand. Many other tall 

 timber trees of the genus Podocarpus or Nageia occur in various parts 

 of Asia, Africa and America, doubtless all desirable, but the quality of 

 their timber is not well known, though likely in many cases excellent. 

 Nageia is by far the oldest published name of the genus. 



Phyllocladus rhomboidalis, Rich. 



Celery Pine of Tasmania. A stately tree up to 60 feet high, with a stem 

 of 2 to 6 feet in diameter. The timber is valuable for ships' masts. It 

 will only grow to advantage in deep forest valleys. 



Phyllocladus trichomanoides, Don. 



Celery Pine of New Zealand, northern island ; it is also called Pitch 

 Pine by the colonists. This tree attains a height of 70 feet, with a 

 straight stem of 3 feet in diameter, and furnishes a pale close-grained 

 timber, used particularly for spars and planks ; the Maories employ the 

 bark for dying red and black. 



Pinus Abies, Du Roi.* (Pinus Picea Linne.) 



Silver Fir, Tanne. In Middle Europe up to 50° N. Lat., forming dense 

 forests. A fine tree, already the charm of the ancients, attaining 200 

 feet in height, and 20 feet in circumference of stem, reaching the age 

 of 300 years. It furnishes a most valuable timber for building, as well 

 as furniture, and in respect to lightness, toughness and elasticity it is 

 even more esteemed than the Norway Spruce, but is not so good for 

 fuel or for charcoal. It also yields a fine white resin and the Strass- 

 burg turpentine, similar to the Venetian. 



Pinus Abies var. Cephalonica, Parlatore. (Pinus Cephalonica, Endl.) 

 Greece, 3 to 4000 feet above the sea. A tree 60 feet high, with a stem 

 circumference of 10 feet. The wood is very hard and durable, and 

 much esteemed for building. 



