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be both useful and ornamental. Very common atIllawarra.
75 C Sponia sr. (?)—D. 8 to 12 inches. II. 15 to 25 ft.—
Small sub-evergreen tree. The original specimenlost, and replaced by one of very small size.
76 C Mautinsia sp.—B a-ou-oon.— Cockspvr Thom. — D. 4
to8inches. H. 10 to 15 inches.—A large, rambling,thorny shrub ; duramen or heart wood, dark yellowand very hard, used in dyeing yellows and browns.
77 C & A CoiiYPiiA Australis. — Rthàrowal. — Cabbage
Palm.— D. 12 to 18 inches. II. 80 to 120ft. — Verylofty palm, found in great abundance along thesea board from lat. 35 northerly to the tropics.The unexpanded fronds, prepared by being im-mersed in boiling water and dried, much valuedfor the manufacture of hats. A specimen of themanufacture is amongst the articles contributed.
78 C Sambucus sp.—Y andcr-mannah.— Elder.*— D. 4 to 8
inches. H. 10 to 15 ft.—Handsome, bushy shrub,leaves persistent.
79 C Urticagigas.— G oo-maô-ma. Nettle Tree.— D. 50 to
100 inches. II. 100 to 150 feet.—A most remarkabletree for its great stature and beauty ; when young,and in vigorous growth, the leaves are often from12 to 15 inches in diameter, and are always con-spicuous for their size ; their sting is exceedinglyformidable. The trunk of the largest trees exceeds40 feet in circumference, but the wood is too softand spongy to be of any value for timber; whenperfectly dry it is said to be useful as a slow match.
80 C Myoporum acuminatum. — Ngmoo.f — D. 8 to 12
inches. H. 20 to 40 ft.—Pretty, small tree ; wood,close and firm.
81 0 Duboisia myoporoides.—N gmoo.f Cork-wood .*—
D. 10 to 16 inches. H. 15 to 20 ft.—A low, branch-ing, small tree, with rough, cork-like bark; thewood, very white, close, and soft, but firm ; excel-lent for wood-carving, and not without beauty forinlaying and cabinet-work.
82 C Melia Australis.—D thcera. JFhite Cedar. —R. 12
to 24 inches. II. 40 to 60 ft.—Beautiful, smalltree, particularly when in blossom, closely re-sembling the common Melia Azederach ; wood soft,and not considered to be of value.
83 A Eucalyptus sp.—B arremma Iron Bark. —D. 36 to
48 inches. II. 80 to 100 ft.—A variety of the ironbark, with unusually smooth outer bark. A finehard-wood tree, producing first-rate, durable timber.
84 A Eucalyptus sp.— Iron Bark. — A specimen of a
variety of Iron Bark cut more than fifty-five yearsago.
85 A Eucalyptus pillui.aris ?— Mountain Ash.* White, onr
Willow Top .\— D. 36 to 60 inches. II 100 to 130 ft.—A remarkable species of Eucalyptus, found onlyon the summits of rocky or stony ranges ; commonover a wide extent of the great dividing range ;with very dark-coloured, rugged outer bark on thetrunk, and smooth, w’hite bark on the branches ;timber, very hard, tough, and durable ; muchprized for poles and shafts of drays. Specimencollected very indifferent.
86 C Alsophila Australis. (?)—Beeow-wang. Tree Fern.
—D. 6 to 9 inches. II. 10 to 15 ft.—An arborescentfern of great beauty, but not applied to any usefulpurpose.
87 C Balantium Antarcticum. — Gourroo-moul. Tree
Fem. —R 9 to 18 inches. II. 10 to 25 ft.—Perhapsthe most beautiful, as it is the largest, of the fourspecies of tree ferns growing at Illawarra.
88 A Eucalyptus mkma. (?)—Yarr-warra. Black Butt. *§—
R. 36 to 72 inches. II. 100 to 200 ft.—One of thelargest of the Eucatypti, producing excellent,durable timber for house carpentry, or any pur-pose where strength and durability are the chiefrequisites; attains upwards of 30 feet in circum-ference, but in such cases is generally very hoIlow f .||
89 A Eucalyptus sp.—N gnaouli. Wooly Butt.* —D. 36 to
72 inches. II. 100 to 150 ft.—Very large and finetimber tree, its wood much prized for felloes of
* Name at Illawarra.
f Same name applied by the aborigines to both these plants ;which affect similar localities, near margins of salt-water inlets.
X In the county of Argyle. $ Name at Brisbane Water.
|| Two trees of this species growing on a natural terrace upon theeastern slope of Illawarra mountain, and stated to be still in full vigour,measured 17 and 19 yards respectively in circumference; they werenot seen by the writer, but the statement may be relied upon as au-thentic, their height was stated to be enormous.
wheels and other work requiring strength andtoughness.
90 A Eucalyptus sp. —Barremma.f Iron Bark. —D. 36 to
72 inches. II. 100 to 150 ft.—The timber of thisrugged-looking tree is of the highest reputation forstrength and durability ; differs from the iron barksof Cumberland and Camden.
91 A Eucalyptus sp. — Courànga. Blue Gum * —I). 40 to
60 inches. H. 100 to 160 ft.—This is the BlueGum of Brisbane Water and the sea coast, andvery distinct from No. 92; attains a diameter of7 feet without material unsoundness within ; con-sidered to be the finest timber for ship-building,but not so hard, and probably not so durable, asthe iron bark.
92 A Eucalyptus sp. —Tdjellat. Barroul-goura. Blue
Gum of Camden. —1). 36 to 48 inches. II. 80 to100 ft.—A very valuable timber, harder, tougher,more inlocked in grain, and more durable than thelast, but not obtainable of nearly such large size •one of the most durable woods known ; excellentfor naves and felloes of wdieels, and for workunderground.
93 A Eucalyptus sp. — Burram-murra. Swamp Maho-
gany. —D. 36 to 60 inches. II. 80 to 120 ft.—A tree producing fine timber, much used in housecarpentry.
94 A Eucalyptus sp. — Burram burraiig. Bough-barked
Gum.'f —D. 36 to 48 inches. 11. 80 to 90 ft.—A good hard-w’ood timber tree ; appears to heidentical with No. 166, collected in a very differentlocality, but the identity is not certain.
95 A Eucalyptus sp. —Ya-rruingne. SjrottedGum. Mottled
Gum .—R. 36 to 60 inches. II. 100 to 150 ft.—Tree with very elongated trunk ; timber verygood, but not in such repute for strength amidurability as some of the other Eucalypti; said tobe excellent for ship-building.
96 A Eucalyptus sp. - Dtha-dthfmg. Stringy Bark. —
R. 36 to 60 inches. H. 100 to 120 ft.—The coastvariety ; one of the most prized of the colonialhard-woods for house carpentry ; differs from thetree of the same name growing further inland.
97 A Angopiioua sr.— Yèh-dthëdé. Apple Tree. — D. 24
to 48 inches. H. 40 to 60 ft.—Shorter in the stem,and with more branching head than the majorityof the Eucalypti. When free from gum veins, anexcellent timber for naves of w'licels, boards, &c.
98 A Syncarpia sp. —Booreea. Turpentine Tree. —D. 50 to
100 inches. II. 120 to 200 ft.—A magnificent largespecies, with huge lofty trunks, the largest as muchas 30 to 35 feet in circumference ; the tinbev hard,and said to be exceedingly durable underground,but liable to rend asunder when exposed ; difficultto burn.
99 A Melaleuca unctnata. — Yang-àrra. Common Tea
Tree .—1). 24 to 48 inches. H. 60 to 100 ft.—A veryhard, close, durable wood, excellent underground,but liable, like all the other species called TeaTree, to split or open when exposed to the air indrying.
100 A Melaleuca rosmarinifolta. — Gurreit-dtheera.
Soft-leaved Tea Tree .—1). 24 to 36 inches. H. 50to 80 ft.— Same remarks applicable as to the pre-ceding. The specimen collected very indifferent.
101 A Tetrantiieua dealbata. (?) Bunn-ya.— D. 2 to 4
inches. II. 15 to 20 ft.—Tall, slender-growingshrub.
102 A Eucalyptus sp. —Ngnooroo-warra. Box of Illawarra.
—D. 48 to 72 inches. 11. 120 to 180 ft.—AnotherEucalyptus, with magnificent timber; the woodexceedingly hard, tough, and durable.
103 A Eucalyptus paniculata. —Mannen. Blood Tree. —
R. 36 to 60 inches. II. GO to 120 ft—A fine-looking tree, its wood in bad repute for durability,but likely to bo very good when not exposed to theweather.
104 C Clerodf.ndron tomentosum.—R. 4 to 5 inches. II.
15 to 18 ft.—Fretty, flowering shrub.
105 C Ficus sp. —Warrauka. Small-leaved Fig .—I). 50 to
150 inches. II. 100 to 200 ft—The largest tree otthe Cedar Brushes; the wood not much valued.
106 C Laukineæ. —D. 6 to 7 inches. II. 30 to 35 ft.
Small, slender tree.
107 C Aralia f.legans. (?)—Mcrring-arra.—R. 10tol5in.
* Name at Brisbane Water. f Name at Illawarra.
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Class II.
Prod actsobtainedwithoutCultivation.