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Dammara Vitiensis, Seem. 
In Fiji. Tree, 100 feet high ; probably identical with Lindley’s D. 
longifolia. 
Fitzroya Fatagonica, Hooker. 
Sonthern parts of Patagonia and Chili. A stately tree 100 feet high, 
up to 14 feet in diameter of stem. The wood is red, almost 
imperishable in the open air or under ground, it does uot warp, and is 
easy to split. It comes into commerce in hoards 7 feet long, 8 inches 
wide, j inch thick, and is used for roofing, deals, doors, casks, &c. The 
outer bark produces a strong fibre used for caulking ships. Like many 
other trees of colder regions, it would require here to be planted in our 
mountain forests, 
Frenela Actinostrobus, Muell. (Actinoslrohua pyramidulia Miq.) 
From S.W. Australia, though only a shrub, is placed here on record as 
desirable for introduction, because it grows on saline desert flats, where 
any other conifers will no^ readily succeed. It may become important 
for coast cultivation. 
Frenela Macleayana, Pari. 
New South Wales. A handsome tree of regular pyramidal growth, 
attaining a height of 70 feet, the timber is valuable. 
Frenela verrucosa, A. Cunn. 
Also several other species from Victoria, and other parts of Australia 
are among the trees, which may be utilized for binding the coast and 
desert sand. They all exude Sundarac. 
Ginkgo biloba, L. ( Salisburia adiantifolia, Smith.) 
Ginkgo tree. China and Japan. A deciduous fari-leaved tree, 100 feet 
high, with a straight stem 12 feet in diameter. The wood is white, soft, 
easy to work, and takes a beautiful polish. The seeds are edible, and 
when pressed yield a good oil. Ginkgo trees are estimated to attain an 
age of 3000 years. 
Juniperus Bermudiana, L.* 
Tha Pencil Cedar of Bermuda and Barbados. This species grows some¬ 
times 90 feet high, and furnishes a valuable red dnrablo wood, used for 
boat building, furniture, and particularly for pencils, on account of its 
pleasant odor and special fitness. Many of the plants called Thuya or 
Biotia Meldensis in gardens, belong to this species. 
Juniperus brevifolia, Antoine. 
In the Azores up to 4,800; a nice tree with sometimes silvery foliage. 
Juniperus Cedrus, Webb. 
A tall tree of the higher mountains of the Canary Islands. 
Juniperus Ckinensis, L.* 
In temperate regions of the Himalaya, also in China and Japan. This 
tree is known to rise to 75 feet. Probably identical with the Himala¬ 
yan Pencil Cedar (Juniperus religiosa, Koyle) ; it is remarkable for its 
reddish close-grained wood. 
Juniperus communis, L. 
One of the three native conifene of Britain, attaining under favorable 
circumstances a height of nearly 60 feet, of medicinal uses ; the berries 
also used in the preparation of gin. 
Juniperus drupacea, Labill. Plum Juniper. 
A very handsome long-leaved Juniper, the Habhel of Syria. It attains 
a height of 30 feet, and produces a sweet edible fruit, highly esteemed 
throughout the Orient. 
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