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is difficult to surpass. In poor soil however like Dacrydium elatam, 
it is apt to throw up long erect branches, *and these rather bare of 
leaves which gives it a weedy habit, which may be improved by 
judicious pruning. » 
There are a number of the yew like Podocarpi in the Malay 
Peninsula which form a very difficult group to separate, as they are 
apt to vary a good deal in leaf-form and it is comparatively seldom 
that one can obtain flowers, or fruit. Among these the commonest 
is apparently the plant described as Podocarpus Polystachya, R. Br. 
by PARLATORE in Decandolle’s Prodronms, XVI, 515. This is a 
very common tree in Mangrove swamps near the sea. It forms a 
rather short tree usually but sometimes attains a considerable size. 
It is known as Sentada or S’tada, by the Malays and the timber is 
valued for axles of carts and other purposes. The tree is a native of 
all parts of the Coast of the Peninsula and Sumatra and Borneo. 
It frequently flowers and fruits here and is easily raised from seed. 
Seedlings too can be often found in the habitat of the free and 
are easily removed. 
P. nerii folia, Don. — This is I take it the plant which occurs as a 
tree on Mount Ophir, and on the hills at Balik Pulau in Penang. 
It has narrower more acuminate leaves and is more of an erect tree. 
P. bracteata, Bl. — A gigantic tree on Gunong Banang near 
Batu Pahat, and the biggest species I have seen in the peninsula. 
It also grows at Balik Pulau in Penang. The leaves acuminate 
and quite 6 inches long and 1 inch wide, 
P. Blumei, P. agathifolia, has oval lanceolate leaves of the shape 
of Dammara but thinner. I have, come across young plants of this 
in Singapore, Sumatra and elsewhere but never found a full grown 
tree, and have been unable at present to cultivate it. 
P. Teysmanni, Mig. with falcate short leaves is a very handsome 
shrub or small tree growing on Matang in Borneo, Sumatra, and at 
the Semangkok Pass in Selangor, at about 4,000 feet. A young 
plant brought from Matang only lived a very short time in the 
Gardens. 
P. elata, R. Br. — A handsome species with rather broad leaves 
grows well in Singapore. It is a native of Queensland. 
P. Koraaina, Sieb. — A native of Korea is cultivated ir, many 
gardens in Singapore. It forms a small bushy tree, about 12 or 14 
feet tall. 
P, salia folia, Klolsch. — A tree probably of this species has been’ 
long in the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, and is conspicuous from its 
long narrow acuminate willow like leaves. It is a native of 
New Grenada. 
Cupressus , — The plants of this genus are usually habitants of cold 
regions and do not usually thrive in the Straits, at least when 
planted out. 
Cupressus funebris . — The Weeping Cypress is a native of China 
where it is said to inhabit a very cold region. There are four 
