291 
On the Coniferce of Tasmania. 
minute glandular dots. The twigs are slender, the leaves nearly 
half an inch long, slightly curved, about two lines broad, of a 
pale green, somewhat glaucous underneath. 
I have been anxious, so far as materials exist for that purpose, 
to record in this Natural Order the names of those individuals 
who have done most for the Botany of this island. Since the days 
when Mr. Brown collected his extraordinary herbarium, and first 
brought to light a host of Tasmanian plants in the “ Prodromus 
Florae Novae Hollandiee,” there has been no more successful 
Botanist for the time than the late Mr. Lawrence, who com¬ 
menced forming a herbarium of the whole island, a work which 
Mr. Gunn has almost concluded. 
5. PtjYLi.oci.Anus, Rich. 
1. P. aspleniifolia, Rich.; Podocarpus, Lab. Nov. Holl. t. 221. 
“ Celery-topped" or “ Adventure Bay Pine" of the colonists. 
Hab. Tasmania, in the mountainous and humid parts of the 
colony. 
This elegant tree, like its New Zealand congener, seldom 
exceeds 50-60 feet in height; the trunk is slender and quite 
erect, very useful for small masts. The bark is also used to tan 
leather with, for which purpose it is well adapted. The pollen- 
grains of this species are similar to those of P. trichomanoides; 
they are less curved, much broader than in Podocarpus, and also 
flatter and more transparent. 
6. Dacrydium, Sol. 
1. D. Franklinii, Hook. fil.; ramis cum foliis tetragonis ramosis- 
simis, foliis parvis cruciatim oppositis ramo appressis rhombeo- 
ovatis subacutis dorso carinatis, amends fcemineis terminalibus 
curvatis cernuis v. pendulis 5-7 floris, fructibus laxe spicatis 
minimis, squama parva, squamula fructifera concava antice 
fissa, semine parvo erecto elliptico-compresso subdrupaceo 
“ Huon Pine" of the Colonists. 
Hab. Tasmania, Huon River; Gunn, n. 1248; Macquarie Har¬ 
bour, Mr. A. Cunningham. 
