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SELECT PLANTS READILY ELIGIBLE 



Myrtus Ugni, A. Gray. 



The Chilian Guava. A hardy shrub, freely bearing its small 

 but pleasantly-aromatic berries. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) amara, Blume. 



Java, on high volcanic mountains. A large tree, sometimes 

 200 feet high. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) andina, Poeppig. {PrumnopitJiys 

 elegans, Pliilippi.) 

 The Lleuqne of Chili. A stately tree with clusters of edible 

 cherry-like fruits. The wood is yellowish and fine-grained^ 

 and is chosen for elegant furniture work. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) bracteata, Blume. 



Burmah, Borneo, Java, up to 3000 feet. The close-grained 

 wood is highly prized. The allied IST. neriifolia from the 

 Himalayas has proved hardy here. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) Chilina, Richard. 



The Manniu and Lahual of the Chilians. Height to 100 

 feet, with corresponding thickness of stem. Wood white, 

 of excellent quality. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) coriacea, Richard. 



West India. This tree attains a height of fifty feet, and 

 advances to elevations of 8000 feet. Other species of both 

 hemispheres should be tested here. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) cupressina, R. Brown. 



Java and Phillipine Islands. Height of tree 180 feet; fur- 

 nishing a highly valuable timber, 



Nageia (Podocarpus) dacrydioides, A. Richard. 



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 four feet. The white sweet fruit 

 is eaten by the natives ; the wood is pale, close-grained, heavy. 

 It will not stand exposure to wet, but is one of the best for 

 flooring-boards. The streng-th is equal to that of Rimu, accord- 

 ing to Kirk ; but it is more readily attacked by boring insects. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) elata, R. Brown. 



East Australia. A fine timber-tree of great height. 



Nageia (Podocarpus) elongata, L'Heritier. 



South Africa. With IST. Thunbergi and with Erythrina 

 Cafira and Oreodaphne buUata, this is the tallest tree of 

 Capeland and Caffraria, although it does not advance beyond 

 seventy feet. The yellowish wood is highly valuable, deal- 

 like, not resinous. The stems can be used for top-masts and 

 yards of ships. 



