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yields a white crystalline acid substance, which has been called Podocarpic acid. The last number of the 
Journal fur pralttische Chimie contains a long paper by Herr A. C. Oudeman, junr., in which he describes 
the results of his studies of this acid, and of several of its salts and derivatives. {Jour. Soc. Arts, XXII, 
864.) 
Size. —It grows to a height of 90 or 100 feet, with a diameter of 2 or 3 feet. 
Habitat. —It extends from the Illawarra to Northern Queensland, being 
confined to the coast districts. It usually occurs in brushes or good soil, and often 
on the banks of water-courses. 
Following are specimen reports of its occurrence in a few localities:—“ In New 
South Wales it is fairly plentiful in the Tweed district.” “ There is abundance of 
Brown Pine on the north shore of Port Macquarie, say 25 to 30 feet high, and from 
15 to 18 inches in diameter.” On the Gloucester River I observed some fine trees of 
Podocarpus elata, which I was informed is very common on this and other rivers 
and creeks in the district. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 
a. Branch with male (staminiferous) flowers. 
b. Amentum, partly magnified, showing the scales at the base. 
c. Staminiferous flower shedding pollen. 
d. Pistilliferous (female) flower. 
e. Branch with ripe fruits, showing drupaceous seed and the fleshy receptacle. 
f. Seed. 
G. Vertical section of seed. 
h. Horizontal section of seed. 
