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which are not less beautiful, are not sufficiently robust to bear our 

 climate out of doors. From the peciiliarly rigid and apparently artificial 

 habit of A. imbricafa, and its singular dark green fohage, it has always, 

 since its introduction, been a special favomite. Intrinsically a fine 

 object, it is extremely effective in ornamental scenery in the way of 

 contrast to the more massive and less marked forms of other trees and 

 shrubs. At the same time it must be admitted that it does not group 

 very well by itself. 



Sttboedee III, CUNNmaJEAMIJEM 

 aen. 1. CUNNINaHAMIA. 

 1. C. Shiensis, s h, 40-50 ft. 



aen. 2. SEQUOIA. 

 1. S. gigantea, 200 ft. 2. S. sempervirens. 



CunningTiamia Sinensis is not a very ornamental tree when yotmg, 

 but it unproves in this respect as it increases in age. It is probably, 

 however, always inferior to the Ara/ucaria. Sequoia gigmitea is a re- 

 markable evergreen tree from California, of rapid growth, and requirrng 

 shelter and a somewhat moist climate. In exposed situations its fine 

 foliage is liable to be injured by winds. The branches alternate round 

 the trunk, and as they are short they give the tree an upright form. 

 We suspect that at present there is some confusion, or at least indis- 

 tinctness of view, among botanists regarding the two species. 



Order III. PODOCAEPEiE. 



Gen. 1. PODOOAKPUS. 

 1. P. nubigena, h ? Patagonia, 



aen. 2. MICEOCACHEYS. 

 1. M. tetragona, 15-20 ft. Van Diemen^s Land. 



aen. 3. SAXE-aOTHEA. 

 1. S. conspicua, 30 ft. Patagonia. 

 Of this fine Natural Order there are, unfortunately, of the species 

 introduced into tliis country, very few hardy. "We have given the above 

 in the hope that, as two have proved sufficiently robust to stand our 

 climate, the others will do so also. Saxe- Gothea, or Prince Albert's Tew, 

 has scarcely been definitively located, as yet, in the Natural System ; 

 but we have ventured to place it in this Order. It promises to be a 

 valuable addition to our ornamental trees. 



