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seasoned to prevent it from rending towards theheart. Common at lllawarra, high up the side ofthe mountain, and at Brisbane "Water, at the out-skirts of the Cedar Brushes.

13 C Pultenæa sp.— D. 4 to 6 inches. H. 15 to 18 ft.—Tall, branching shrub. Found at lllawarra,towards the outskirts of Cedar Brushes, high upthe mountain.

^ Piper (?) sp. — MuÜ-waràng. Pepper Vine.- —D. 6

to 8 inches. H. 150 to 180 ft.—A magnificent,woody, climber, one of the greatest ornaments ofthe Cedar Brushes; the wood, soft, weak, andworthless.

lo C Doryphora sasafras. —Cfdang. Sasafras or Saxa-frax.—Dx 24 to 36 inches. 11. 80 to 120 ft.—Amost beautiful tree, with dense, bright green,glossy foliage, emitting an agreeable aromatic fra-grance ; the bark containing an agreeable bitterprinciple of much repute as a tonic amongst thecolonists who dw ell near the Cedar Brushes ; woodsoft and weak, of little value except for packingcases. A very common tree of its class,

16 C Acmena sp.— Gâlàng àrra. Brush Cherry. —D. 18 to

30 inches. II. 60 to 100 ft.—A handsome, small,tree, the wood of which is little known, but is closegrained and hard ; the fruit is beautiful to the eye,and has an agreeable acid flavour. Common atlllawarra.

17 C Acmena (?) Kingiana.— Tdjerail. Hickory .*—D.

24 to 36 inches. H. 80 to 1Ô0 ft.—Handsome tree,not much known : wood, close grained, but seemsto split in drying.

18 C Boswellia (?) sp.— D. 6 to 8 inches. H. 25 to 30 ft.—

Small, upright, slender tree.

19 C Trichili a glandulosa (?).— Dog-wood* Blood-

wood .*—I). 12 to 18 inches. H. 25 to 50 ft.—Abeautiful, small tree, producing showy flowers. Animperfect specimen of the wood obtained.

20 C Cakgillia Australis.— Booreerra. Black Plum .*—

IX 10 to 14 inches. II. 20 to 40 ft.—Upright,slender, graceful tree ; wood close grained andfirm, appears to work well, and to be fit for turning.Specimens discoloured by mildew.

21 C Icacineæ. —Ngneureen nànan. White Maple* — D. 40

to 80 inches. 11. 100 to 150 ft.—Magnificent tree,with lofty straight bole, always of triangular form ;wood, close grained, firm, moderately bard andtough, containing a peculiar tasted bitter principle ;little known, but likely to be useful for joiners’work and turning. The largest tree which wasmeasured girthed 27 feet.

22 C Tragia sp. —D. 6 to 8 inches. H. 25 to 30 ft.-—Very

slender growing, little tree ; wood, close grained.

23 C Tasmannia aromatica. —Mourao. Pepper Shrub.*

— D. 3 to 5 inches. II. 10 to 15 ft. — Branching, orreclining, shrub.

24 C Crvptocarya orovata.— D 18 to 30 inches. II. 60

to 90 ft.—Beautiful, small tree ; wood, tolerablyclose grained, but soft.

25 C Eupiiorbiaceæ.— Munnil-gang. — D. 6 to 9 inches.

H. 20 to 30 ft.—Slender little tree. Very commonat lllawarra.

26 C Pittosporum undulatum (?).—Wallandun-deyren.—

D. 18 to 30 inches. H. 60 to 90 ft.—Handsomesmall tree, with very close-grained, hard, whitewood, likely to be very valuable to the turner,affording handsome veneers to the cabinet-maker,and when carefully seasoned, so firm and close asto give hope of becoming a substitute for box inengraving. Sound transverse sections of morethan 18 to 20 inches would, however, be rave. Acommon brush tree at lllawarra. The wood ofthis tree was damaged by the heat of the ship’shold during the voyage, and the same accidenthappened to several other white woods of fine grainand satine} 7 lustre through their green state whenshipped.

27 C Elæodendron australe. — Courüi-ùo. — H. 8 to 14

inches. H. 25 to 40 ft.—Slender-growing tree,with sparse foliage; wood, close grained and firm,good for the turner and cabinet-maker. Commonat lllawarra.

28 C Seafortiiia eleGANs.— Bàngalay. Bangalow.— I). 8

to 14 inches. H. 40 to 60 ft.—The most beautiful

* Name at lllawarra, -J* Name at Brisbane Water.

of Australian palms, with fronds from 9 to 12 feetlong ; wood, soft, spongy, and worthless.

29 C Triciiilia sp. — Blood-wood.*—X>. 8 to 16 inches. H.

30 to 50 ft.—Slender-growirig, small tree, in habitand general character much resembling the commonCedrela Australis, but of diminutive proportions.

30 C Cryptocarya glaucescens (?).—Oorawang. Black

Pinef —D. 24 to 48 inches. H, 80 to 120 ft.—Anoble tree, closely resembling No. 6 ; W’ood, soft,moderately close, but perishable when exposed todamp, and not esteemed.

31 C Apiianopetalum sp. — Tdjeunen. White Myrtle. *

Blue Ash* Ash. f—H. 30 to 48 inches. H. 80 to120 ft.—A noble tree, of considerable beauty, pro-ducing a large quantity of eatable, acid fruit, interminal racemes ; wood, close grained, easilyworked, and likely to be valuable for joiners’ andcabinet-work.

32 C Podocarfus spinulosus. — Dyrren-dyrren. Pine *

White Pinef —D. 24 to 48 inches. H. 70 to 120ft.—A beautiful tree, of upright elongated trunk,but rarely cylindrical ; wood, free from knots,soft, close, easily worked, good for joiners’ andcabinet-w’ork, some trees affording planks of greatbeauty. It has been observed from lat. 35° to 24° ;and in the northern districts is reported to attainimmense grow r th. Query .—May this W’ood notprove to be valuable for the sounding boards, &c.,of musical instruments ?

33 C Ceratopetalum apetalum. —Boola. Light-wood. *

Leather Jacket.* Coach-wood. f — 1). 24 to 48 inches.H. 80 to 130 ft.—A very beautiful tree, withelongated cylindrical stem ; wood, soft, light, finegrained, of agreeable fragrance, good for joiners’and cabinet work, much in request for coach build-ing ; not durable w'hen exposed to damp.

34 C & B Coprosma ovalifolius. —Ngnareea'roung. Orange

Thorn .—D. 2 to 3 inches. II. 4 to 8 ft.—Low,branching shrub, of no interest.

35 C Apiianopetalum sp. —D. 40 to 50 inches. II. 100 to

130 ft.—A noble tree, greatly resembling No. 31 infoliage, in general appearance, and in its w'ood ;and, although w’hen collected it was considered tobe distinct, is now believed to be the same.

36 C D. 8 to 10 inches. II. 35 to 40 ft.—Slender, upright-

growing, small tree.

37 C Tristania NERiiroLiA.—Ooramilly. Water Gum*

—D. 30 to 50 inches. H. 100 to 130 ft.—A very finetree, with lofty cylindrical hole ; timber, closegrained and elastic, valuable for boat-building.Common at lllawarra, high up the side of themountain; requires to be seasoned carefully.

33 C Acmena sp. — Lilly-pilly. —I). 24 to 30 inches. II. GOto 160 ft.—Beautiful small tree, w T ith very branch-ing head, and bright glossy green foliage; exceed-ingly umbrageous; wood, little, if at all known;appears to be apt to rend in drying.

39 C Sapindaceæ (?).— Dàwawah. Maiden's Blush.* La-

dies' Blush. f—D. 18 to 40 inches. H. 40 to 80ft.—Small tree, with magnificent large leaves, crowdedtogether towards the ends of its long, pendulous,smaller branches ; the trunk often of tortuous, ir-regular growth ; the whole tree of remarkablebeauty, and excedingly umbrageous ; wood, soft,tolerably fine and close in the grain, and of pinkhue, whence its local names. The largest specimenmeasured was 14 feet in circumference.

40 C Omalanthus populifolia. —Bulla-wulliang.—IX 4 to

8 inches. H. 15 to 20 ft.—Tall, rather branchlessshrub, with large, beautiful leaves ; wood, spongyand soft.

41 C Ficus muntia. —Ulowang. Bough-leaved Fig. —IX 18

to 24 inches. H. 30 to 50 ft.—Handsome, smalltree, with short stem and branching head ; wood,very soft wdien green ; appears to contract verymuch in drying.

42 C Acacia sp.— Baliang. — IX 12 to 24 inches. 11. 20 to

40 ft.—A beautiful species of acacia, with fine,close-grained, richly-marked duramen. Commonat lllawarra.

43 C Epicarpurus sp.— Marrulang. Bough Fig.*—D. 8to

16 inches, H. 30 to 50 ft.—Small tree of elegant,upright growth, with milky sap, and bright glossy,very rigid, nettle-shaped leaves ; wood, hard, close

* Name at lllawarra. t at Brisbane Water.

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