The best conifers for cultivation here are the Araucarias, Dam- 

 mar a robusta, Dacrydium datum, Cephalotaxus and the Podocarpi, 

 most of which grow well and look handsome in any soil here. 



Species Cultivated. 

 Gingko biloba, L. Salisburia adiantifo/ia— This curious tree has 

 been received here from Japan several times, but does not stand 

 our climate well. It is only suitable for pot cultivation here. 



Cephalotaxus-pedunculata, Sieb. — A good sized shrub, of which 

 there is a fine example in Penang Gardens. It can be propagated 

 by marcottage and does well. 



Taxus cuspidata, Sieb.— The Japanese yew with its dark green 

 leaves and bright green shoots looks very well in a pot. It has 

 not been tried or planted out yet. 



Juniperus rigida, Sieb.— This is the only Juniper which has 

 done well. A fair sized plant was for long time planted out in the 

 gardens and grew to a fairly large size but died rather suddenly. 

 J. chinensis var. aurea. — A pretty pot plant. 

 Dacrydium elatum, Br.— This fine tree is abundant in the hills 

 of the peninsula from about 2,000 feet altitude to 4,ooo or 

 more. It is raised from seed and is of fairly rapid growth. Youn ? 

 plants have a fine light green foliage and have the general habit 

 of a young spruce-fir, forming a complete cone. Adults have 

 very different appearance, the branches being rather strict, 1 u. 

 leaves smaller and more scale like. In the low country it gro^ 

 well and attains a considerable size, suggesting a Cupres^ 

 habit, growing in a wild state in forest it attains a very consider^ 

 size, but being often crowded by the trees surrounding it n ; 

 looks as effective as it does when grown on a lawn J he 1 

 very small and red. It is occasionally produced in the binCT 

 Gardens and seedlings can be readily obtained in Penang n 

 about 2,000 feet elevation. wild 

 Podocarpus cupressinus, Br.— Is certainly the finest of " the^ 

 conifers in the peninsula. It is abundant in the hills at 2,000 ^ 

 and upwards usually growing with Dacrydium elatum. 

 woods, however, it is often crowded out and has a ratter 

 appearance. When, however, it gets a chance of ^ ve X photo- 

 strongly it becomes a very fine tree as can be *en by Ac p fl 

 graph given with this number of a tree about .thirty years oWg^ 

 in rather lowlying ground near the Lake in the Gardens. ^ 

 is interesting from its possessing two forms of leaves, one * 

 the other acicular on L^branchlets. The 

 very minute cones, and the female flowers are also extxe J ^ 

 The little scarlet fruit is not much bigger than a pin s n r 

 tree often fruits in the Gardens and seedlings ^Te^^ 

 around the tree and in other parts of the Gardens where 

 borne the seeds. , ffe3 fc. 



As a pot or tub plant it is apt to be rather str agfjy an ^ 

 but is by no means to be despised. As a lawn plant in g 



