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Teibe TAXODIEiE. 

 CRYPTOMERIA, Don. 



japonica, Don ; tr. ; Japan. A.B. 

 Timber compact, white, soft, and easy to work. 



TAXODIUM, L. C. Rich. 



distichuni, Rich. ; Yirginian Swamp or Bald Cypress ; tr. ; North 

 America. A.B. 

 Timber fine-grainecT, bard, and durable ; yields an essential oil and a superior kind of turpentine. 



SEQUOIA, Endl. (Wellingtonia, Lindl.) 



sempervirens, Endl. ; Redwood or Bastard Cedar of California ; tr. ; 

 Worth America. B. 

 Tbis tree, also known as Taxodium sempervirens, produces a close-grained, reddish, brittle timber. 



Wellingtonia, Seem. ; Mammoth-tree ; tr. ; California. B. 

 Timber said to be soft and white when felled, but to afterwards turn red. 



Teibe Taxe^. 

 TAXUS, Linn. 



baccata, Linn. ; English Yew-tree ; tr. ; Sonth Europe. A.B. 



This is called Deodar, or God's-tree, in some parts of India. Weight of wood per cubic foot, 41 lbs. 



var. fastigiata ; Irish Yew-tree. B. 

 variegata. B. 

 TORREYA, Am. 



taxifolia, Am. ; tr. ; Florida. B. 

 Wood close-grained, durable, and reddish. 



GrlNKG-O, Linn. (Salisburia adiantifolia.) 



biloba, Linn. ; Maidenhair-tree or Gingko ; tr. ; Japan. A.B. 



The kernels of fruit eaten by the Japanese, and oil is also extracted from them. The trees 

 have been said to have attained the age of 3,000 years. 



PHYLLOCLADUS, L. C. Rich. 



rhomoidalis, Rich. ; Celery Pine ; tr. ; Tasmania. A.B. 



The timber is valuable for ships' masts. 



DACRYDIITM, Sol. 



cupressinum, Sol. ; Red Pine or " Rimu" of the Maori ; tr. ; New 

 Zealand. A.B. 

 Timber very useful, being most durable and of great strength. 



Teibe Podocaepe^. 



PODOCARPUS, L'LLer. (Nageia, Gcertn.) 



elata, R. Br. ; She-pine ; tr. ; East Australia. A.B. 



dacrydioides, A. Rich. ; Kaikatea of the Maori ; tr. ; New Zealand. B. 

 This is the White Pine of New Zealand. The wood makes excellent flooring-boards, but will not 

 stand if exposed to wet. 



Totara, Don ; Mahogany Pine ; tr. ; New Zealand. A.B. 



This produces a close-grained reddish timber, valuable for piles, as it is not attacked by the 

 teredo. 



Teibe Abaucaeie2e. 

 CTJWWTWGHAMIA, R. Br. 



lanceolata, R. Br. ; tr. ; Japan and China. A.B. 

 AGATHIS, Salisb. (Dammara, Lamb.) 



australis, Lamb. ; Kauri Pine ; tr. ; New Zealand. B. 



Moorei, Lindl. ; tr. ; New Caledonia. B. 



obtusa, Lindl. ; tr. ; JNew Hebrides. B. 



ovata, Moore ; tr. ; New Caledonia. B. 



robusta, C. Moore; Dundathu Pine; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 



