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PINACE^. 



collection of Pinacese, where a good healtliy soil, a warm locality, and 

 a well-slieltered situation can be afforded to them. Their leaves are of 

 various sizes, ranging from half an inch to half a foot in length, thick 

 and leathery, linear or lanceolate in form ; conspicuously ribbed, light 

 or dark green, silvery or golden ; smooth and sLining, or powdery and 

 glaucous j erect-branched, small trees and shrubs ; natives of China, 

 Corea, and Japan ] ranging in heights from four to forty feet ; and 

 most of them would survive our ordinary winters if planted in our 

 warmest localities, in a sweet, healthy soil, and sheltered situation. 



PODOCARPUS CupRESSINA: The Cypress-like Podocarpus. 



This, although a native of Java, and by the natives called 

 ^^Kimerack," is distinct from Araara ; and the more observant call it 

 " Chomoro." It leaves rarely exceed an inch in length, but generally 

 they are much shorter, and scale-formed, or cypress-like ; hence its 

 name : while the leaves of Ariwra, are from two to four inches long, 

 and generally haK an inch broad, and lanceolate j they differ also in the 

 disposition of their branches, and in the size and form of their fruits ; 

 but like Amara^ it is much too tender for the climate of Britain. 



Podocarpus DaGRYOIDES: The Dacrydium-like, 



This, again, is somewhat related to Cupressina, but in foliage more 

 like an Arbor- A^itse than a C^-press ; while in fruit and deportment 

 more like a Dacrydium. It attains heights of from one hundred and 

 fifty to two hundred feet ; the Xew Zealanders call it " Kaki-Katea,'* 

 (water-pine,) and the Colonist " AYhite-wood." Its fruit is small, very 

 numerous, sweet and edible ; but, like most of the Podocarpus tribe, it 

 is much too tender for Britain. 



Podocarpus Elata: The Tall or Lofty Podocarpus. 



This is the Hako-terro," or big-tree of Xew HoUand ; attaining 

 heights of from one hundred to two hundred feet. The same tree, 

 more or less altered by soil, climate, and altitude, has been found in 

 Abyssinia, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, Xepal, and Xew Guinea ; and ^ 

 has been again and again re-introduced and re-christened ; for it is to 

 be found with such names as eIo?igafa, Lcnnbertiana^ loeta^ nobih's, 

 spicata, spinidosa^ tlievetioefolia, and Thunbergii ; their only differ- 

 ences being in the size, form or colour of their leaves ; each and all of 

 which quasi-species, forms or varieties are much too tender in the British 

 Isles. 



Podocarpus Ferrugustea: The Eusty-coloured Podocarpus. 

 This is the " Mairo," of the I^ew Zealanders, attaining a height of 

 about fifty feet j with leaves from half an inch to two inches long, 



