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COLONIES ANGLAISES.—NOUVELLE-GALLES DU SUD—SYDNEY.

ClüSS II.

Products

obtained

without

Cultivation

grained, tough and firm, likely to be useful forturning, and to the cabinet-maker. Common atIllawarra.

44. C Achbas Australis. — Jerrawawa. Brush Apple *

Wild Plum.^— IX 12 to 30 inches. II. 30 to 100ft.—A beautiful small tree, with thick milky sap,in taste resembling fresh cream ; producing abun-dance of large purple fruit, of coarse, insipidflavour ; the wood, close grained, firm, prettilymarked, likely to be useful in cabinet making.Common at Illawarra, and at Brisbane Water, atwhich last place it attains considerable stature.The largest tree actually measured was 10 feet 6inches in girt.

45 C Notelæa ovata. - Punga-riinga.—I). Gto 14 inches.

II. 15 to 25 ft.—Small tree, of crooked growth, andlittle beauty : wood close and firm.

46 C Pomadehkis sp. (?)— Mùrr-riing. lied Ash.* leather

Jacket.* Cooper's Wood.* —IX 20 to 40 inches.H. 50 to 100 ft.—A remarkable, small tree, withvery branching head and sparse foliage ; the trunkcylindrical, erect, and yielding excellent, sound,close-grained wood, good for coopers’ work, forturning, and other purposes.

47 C Cupanea sp. (?) —Yo-warro.—D. 9 to 12 inches. II.

30 to 35 ft.—Small tree, with erect, slender, irre-gularly-shaped, fluted stem ; wood, fine grainedand firm, little known. Common at Illawarra.

4S C Meliaceæ (?) — Weean-derry. Jemmy JJonelly. *White Cedar. f—P. 24 to 60 inches. H. 60 to 100ft.—Handsome tree, producing soft, pale-colouredwood, occasionally passed off upon the unwary asthe wood of the cedar (Cedrela Australis). Appa-rently of little value.

49 C Cakgillia sp. (?)—Cammhool. Grey Plum.*— I). 12

to 14 inches. II. 50 to 100 ft.—Slender-growing,small tree, with elongated trunk, aud elegant, rigidfoliage ; producing great aburdance of small fruit,eaten by the aborigines; wood, close, very toughand firm, of little beauty, but likely to be usefulfor many purposes.

50 C Melantiiesa sp. (?) —Monneu-way-wayri.— TX 3 to

4 inches. H, 10 to 15 ft.—Pretty shrub, of branch-ing habit.

51 C Simplocos sp. —Dth'aranda. — IX 20 to 30 inches. H.

50 to 100 ft.— Small tree, with spreading branches,and lofty erect trunk ; producing very bright blueolive-shaped fruit, but with superior calyx ; wood,close, fine grained, and firm, its other qualities notknown.

52 C Cupanea Australis. —Burrunedura. Tamarind Tree.

—I). 12 to30inches. II. 50toi)0 ft.—Slender-grow-ing, elegant tree, witli magnificent large pinnateleaves, producing, every third or fourth year, largeracemes of acid fruit, used for preserves by thecolonists ; wood, white, close grained, and firm.

53 C Zieria octandua. (?) —Beud-ding. Turmeric.* —IX

12 to 24 inches. H. 40 to SO ft.—A remarkable,small tree, with yellow duramen, and very yellowinner bark, yielding a valuable dye; wood, hard,close grained, and firm, likely to be valuable foruseful and ornamental purposes. Common at Ilia-warra.

54 C Meliaceæ. (?)—D. 6 to 8 inches. II. 20 to 30 ft.—

Very slender-growing, small tree.

55 C Psychotica sp. (?)—IX 3 to 5 inches. H. 12 to 15 ft.

—Slender-growing shrub, of no beauty.

56 C Cœlebouyne ilicifolia. — Holly. —IX 2 to 4 inches.

H. 12 to 15 ft.—Shrub, with numerous branchingstems.

57 C&A Acacia binervosa. —Myimbarr. Black Wattle.*

— D. 12 to 18 inches. H. 20 to 50 ft.—A handsomespecies, with wide-spreading, umbrageous head, ofgreat beauty when in blossom ; wood, close grained,tough, and light. Very abundant at Illawarra.

58 C Acmena sp.— Kangaloon. Myrtle.* White Myrtle. t

—IX 12 to 40inches. II.30to80fr.—Atillawarra,a tree, occasionally of considerable dimensions,but generally small, and branching low ; wood,exceedingly hard, dense, and heavy ; preferred bythenborigines for their clubs, bomerangs, and spearpoihts; apt to split in drying, but when seasonedcarefully, of great strength and firmness. Com-mon, in almost every rocky ravine, on the east coast.

59 C Acacia sp.— M arrai uo. Sallow.—D. 12 to 24 inches,

* Name at Illawarra. -J- Name at Hrisluine Water.

II. 40 to 80 ft.—A tall-growing species, with verylong phyllodia, beautiful when young. Its woodmuch prized for axe helves, or other purposesrequiring lightness combined with toughness andstrength; of considerable beauty in grain andcolour, and likely to be valuable to the cabinet-maker and turner.

60 C Hibiscus heterophyi.lus.—D th^rang gang. Cory -

jony.— 1). 6 to 9 inches, 11. 30 to 40 ft.—Veryslender stemmed, small, tree, beautiful in flower ;wood, soft and spongy ; the bark used by the abo-rigines for fishing lines and nets.

61 C Exocarpus cupbessipokmis.—K o-ie-yatt. Cherry. —

D. 12 to 24 inches. 11. 40 to 50 ft.—A beautiful,small tree, differing from the common KxocnrpusCupressiformis in its greater stature, more spread-ing, loose habit of growth, more sparse foliage, andyellow instead of red fruit; wood, close grained,• good for turning, but very liable to split open indrying, unless the process be conducted carefully.

62 C Myusine sp.— 1). 8 to 14 inches. 11. 30 to 40 ft.—

Handsome, small, slender tree.

63 C 1>. 10 to 14 inches. II. 30 to 40 ft.—Handsome, small

tree, found in a dense cedar brush, growing as aparasite upon the arborescent stems of PicksoniaAntarctica; in some few instances, of such size asentirely to grow over and cover the tree fern withits layers of wood and bark.

64 C Calucoma sp.—T djcrriiing.—1). 12 to 20 inches. II.

50 to 70 ft.—Beautiful, small, slender tree ; wood,close grained, and promising to be handsome whenseasoned. \

65 C Astbotriciia sp.— P. 3 to 4 inches. 11. 10 to 20 ft.—

Tall, slender, branchless tree ; wood, soft andspongy.

66 C Myusine sp.—P. 5 to 6 inches. H. 25 to 40 ft.—

Slender, small tree ; wood, white and prettilygrained. Query .—May not this be one of theforms of Myrsine Yariabilis ?

67 C Notelæa sp. —P. 6 to 7 inches. II. 30 to 35 ft.

—Close, firm wood.

68 C Rulingia pannosa.—K erarr-wah.— Black Coryjmy.*

—D. 6 to 9 inches. H. 20 to 25 ft.—Right, softwood : inner bark used by the aborigines to makenets and fishing-lines.

69 C Aster augopiiyllus, Euuybia argopiiylla.— Musk

Aster. f—I) 6 to 18 inches. II. 15 to 30 ft.—Alow r , branching tree, growing on the outskirts ofcedar brushes; and said to be almost the only treeforming the vast dense thickets between GippsLand and Western Port. The leaves and youngshoots emit the odour of musk; the heart wooddark and handsome, hut the tree is subject tomuch damage from attacks of the larvœ of coleop-terous insects, and from bush fires. The specimencollected is very inferior, and does not fairly re-present the character of the wood.

70 C Myktus tkixervis. — Pthülamloon. — P. 10 to 24

inches. 11. 40 to 70 ft.—Handsome small tree,beautiful when in flower; wood, close grained andfirm, the larger specimens rarely sound.

71 C Calustkmon saligntm. (?) — Boodjoong. — Broad -

leaved Tea-tree.* —1). 12 to 36 inches. II. 50 to 80ft. —Handsome tree; wood, very hard and closegrained, and like that of almost all the other speciesof Callistcmon and Melaleuca, very apt to splitopen in drying. All of them have the reputation ofbeing very durable under ground; it is said theirdecay has never been observed.

72 C & A Melaleuca stypiielioides. — Nflambarr. —

Prickly-leaved Tea-tree .—1). 18 to 42 inches. II.60 to 80 ft—Hard, close-grained wood. Sameremarks apply to this a9 to the preceding species.The outer bark of these two, as of nearly all theother species, peels off in numerous, thin, mem-braneous folds; it has been suggested as a fitmaterial to enter into the manufacture of paper.A specimen of the outer bark of Melaleuca Unci-nata (No. 99) is forwarded.

73 C Sapindaceæ. —P. 8 to 12 inches. II. 30 to 50 ft.—

Tall, slender, little tree; wood, close, tough, andfirm. Common in cedar brushes.

74 C Xantiioxyleæ. (?)—Kaligneen.—P. 12 to 24 inches.

11. 40 to 90 ft.—Small tree, with handsome foliage ;the wood, very hard, close, and firm, promising to

* Name at Illawarra. f Name at Brisbane Water.