4 Cycadaceae-Pinaceae. 
ornamental plant, much more so than the rather stunted looking CycOs 
revoluta. The writer has observed Cycas circinalis growing wild in 
Guam, where they reach the water's edge, growing in calcareous 
sandy soil. The luxuriant growth and beautiful fronds recall pic- 
tures of the flora of the carboniferous age, in which this family played 
such an important part. The Cycadaceae form one of the oldest 
groups of plants, antedating the conifers. 
PINACAE 
The Pixe Family. 
The family Pinaceae is represented in the Hawaiian Islands by a 
number of introduced species belonging mainly to Cupressus (Cy- 
presses), Cryptomeria, Araucaria and Agathis; of the first named 
genus several species have been planted here, but mainly at the higher 
levels, as for instance, at Ulupalakua, and Olinda, Maui. The same 
may be said of Cryptomeria, of which genus the species japonica from 
Japan has been extensively planted on the uplands of Haleakala and 
in other similar places in the Territory. 
Of Cupressus there are in cultivation : C. sempervirens, originally 
a native of Persia but now cultivated in many countries and easily 
recognized by its tall sharply cone-shaped growth ; it is said to reach 
an age of more than two thousand years. 
C. funebriSj the mourning Cypress, can also be found; it differs 
from the former in its spreading crown and drooping branches. It 
is a native of China and North East India, but has been in cultivation 
in Europe since 1848. Mention must also be made of other culti- 
vated species belonging to the Pint Family, as for example, Podocar- 
pus neriifolia D. Don. and several species of Dacrydium which may 
be found on private premises about Honolulu. The two genera 
which, however, concern us most are Agathis and Araucaria, which 
are treated separately. 
Agathis australis Salisb. 
Kauri Pixe (Syn. Dammara australis). 
The Kauri is called the monarch of the forests of New Zealand, 
and while it does not reach such dimensions as its rival the giant 
Sequoia of California, it excels the Sequoia in its timber value, pos- 
sessing many more good qualities than any other known pine. In 
its native home it reaches a height of one hundred to one hundred 
twentv feet, with a diameter of four to twelve feet and over, the 
