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our  timbers  to  resist  white  ants,  but  I  propose  to  confine  myself  to 
the  resin  in  this  paper. 
The  various  kinds  of  Cypress  Pines. — Our  Cypress  Pines  all  belong 
to  the  natural  order  Coniferae  (Cone-bearers),  and  are  therefore 
allied  to  the  pines,  firs,  spruces,  etc.,  of  the  Northern  Hemisphere. 
They  belong  to  the  genus  Caliitris,  which  is  mainly  a  synonym  of 
Frenela.  [The  word  Caliitris  is  from  the  Greek  Kallos,  beautiful,  in 
allusion  to  the  appearance  of  the  trees.  Frenela  is  in  honor  of  M. 
Frenel,  a  former  member  of  the  French  Academy.] 
In  the  Australian  Colonies  there  are  twelve  species  of  Caliitris, 
and  some  of  them  have  varieties  more  or  less  marked,  so  that  there 
are  a  goodly  number  of  Australian  Cypress  Pines.  Four  cf  the 
species  [Rod,  Drummondii,  Actinostrobus  and  acuminata)  are  con- 
fined to  Western  Australia,  and  have,  of  course,  but  a  limited  interest 
to  us  in  the  eastern  colonies.     C.  oblonga  is  only  found  in  Tasmania. 
The  Cypress  Pines  that  are  found  in  New  South  Wales,  and  which 
therefore  especially  interest  us,  are  seven,  namely : 
(1)  Caliitris  Made  ay  ana.  "Port  Macquarie  Pine,"  an  elegant 
species  now  often  seen  in  gardens. 
(2)  C.  Parlalorei.  "  Mountain  Cypress  Pine."  "  Stringybark 
Pine."  These  two  species  are  closely  allied,  and  are  both  found  in 
the  North  Coast  districts.  They  are  not  as  abundant  nor  do  they 
yield  Sandarach  as  freely  as  the  other  species. 
(3)  C  verrucosa.  The  "White  or  Common  Pine,"  often  known 
simply  as  "Pine"  or  "  Cypress  Pine,"  but  also  as  "  Mallee  Pine," 
"  Rock  Pine,"  etc.  Well  known  under  its  name  of  "  Murray  Pine." 
It  is  the  most  widely  diffused  of  all  the  Cypress  Pines,  being  found 
in  every  one  of  the  mainland  colonies.  It  is  easily  known  by  its 
rather  ornamental  warted  cones. 
(4)  C.  columellaris.  This  is  usually  known  as  "  Cypress  Pine," 
and  it  attains  a  great  size.  It  appears  to  be  confined  to  the  coast 
districts  and  moderate  elevations  of  Northern  New  South  Wales  and 
Southern  Queensland. 
(5)  C.  Muelleri.  "  Baron  Mueller's  Cypress  Pine,"  "Mountain 
Pine."  This  species  is  often  very  ornamental.  Its  range  does  not 
appear,  at  present,  to  be  very  well  defined.  I  have  collected  it  at 
Middle  Harbor,  Port  Jackson,  and  in  the  Blue  Mountains  (Mount 
Victoria).  It  has  been  sent  to  me  from  the  Illawarra.  Mr.  Baker 
has  collected  it  at  Rylstone  in  the  Mudgee  district. 
