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[Class TV.
Babiy a variety of Acacia, exhibited by J. G. Biowell(1a, p. 089); and two small collections, contributed byMessrs. Day (2, p. 989), and by IV. Francis; the latterbeing intended as samples of woods suitable for railwaysleepers, and similar engineering purposes. Messrs. Day’sseries consists of
1. Black butt.
2. Box.
3. Beef-oak (Casuarina).
4. Cedar.
5. Colonial ash.
6. Iron bark.
7. Myrtle, white.
8. Sycamore.
Mr. W. Francis’s collection and that of Messrs. Daywere deemed worthy of Honourable Mention. It con-tains :
j 1. Australian box.i 2. ,, turf-wood.
| 3. ,, mahogany
I (Eucalyptus, sp.)
; 4. Blue gum.
| 5. Black butt,j 6 . Forest-oak (Casuarina,j sp.)
7. Flooded gum (Eucalyp-
tus, sp.)
8. Iron bark. grey.
9. ,, red*.
10. Swamp oak (Casuarina,
11. Stringy bark (Eucalyp-
tus, sp.)
In the interesting and valuable collection of the Colonization Assurance Company, already alluded to (see p. 8),are some fine specimens of the woods of the country, including some remarkable pieces of Eucalyptus wood. It ishowever stated, that owing to the period of the year when they were collected, the short time which could bedevoted to their preparation, and the want of proper saws, &c., the specimens sent are not to be considered asfairly representing the woods of this part of the country. The woods sent are—
1. Banksia, sp. — - -
2. Cypress - - - -
3. Jam-wood- — — —
4. Jarrah (Eucalyptus, sp.)
5. Morrell (Eucalyptus, sp.)
6. Red ebony (?) - -
7. Rod gum (Eucalyptus
resinifera).
8. Salmon bark (Eucalyptus
sp.).
9. Sandal-wood - — —
10. Satin-wood — — —
11. Shc-oak (Casuarina) —
12. Tuart (Eucalyptus, sp.)-
13. York gum (Eucalyptus,sp.)
Abundant throughout the colony; a very ornamental wood; the specimen sent is from
•UmndanToii Carden Island, Kottnest, and also in some places on the mainland.
\ snecies of Acacia, commonly called “ raspberry-jam wood, in consequence of itsneculi-ir odour resembling raspberries. It grows abundantly throughout the settleddistricts ; it is well adapted for turning, and as it takes a very high polish, is suitablefor all sorts of cabinet-work. . ... . .
This excellent wood, considered to be admirably adapted for ship-buildmg, and indeed forall other purposes as it withstands the attacks of the white ant and the teredo, &c.,can be obtained in any quantity; it may be had in planks, 8 feet wide. The plankexhibited was cut by V. P. Clifton and is more than 4 feel.wide.
Said to be a most excellent wood, both ior cabinet-work and for treenails. It is abundantin some part« about 60 miles from the sea-shore ; grows to a great height, and attainsa diameter of more than 3 feet. For the manufacture of spokes and other wheel-wrights’ work it is excellent.
Said to be very abundant at Sharks’ Bay , and along the sea-coast; this wood is verydifferent from the red ebony exhibited from Port Natal . , , ,
The tree is very abundant throughout the colony, and the wood is admirably adapted for
A 'good durable wood,' much used for farming implements. It is tolerably abundant in
York district, and grows to a considerable size. .. cv.ro
Abundant in the settled districts beyond the Darling range, at. a distance of about 50miles from the sea-coast. It has lately been discovered, of a very superior quality, onthe coast at Sharks’ Bay .
Occurs in the island of Kottnest.
Vrold^tiinbcr * tolerably abundant on the coast, and said to be well adapted for ship-Lniiilino- and general purposes. The plank exhibited is more than 3 feet wide, and iscontributed by W. I\ Clifton, of Bunbury. Flanks, some 10 feet wide, may be
F-xoresences formed on the stem of this and also of some other Eucalypti , similar to the“Kavaboku” of the Lingoa wood, and like it, well adapted for fancy cabinet-work.Tt is stated that the exhibitors had hoped to have procured and sent a plank of theBlue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) from the Deep river, 1-1 feet in width, but were unableto do so, for want of saws of sufficient size.
A very remark able and interestingcollection of the woodsof Van Diemen’s Land, is formed by the contributions ofHis Excellency Sir W. T. Denison, Messrs. Fowler,Whitesides, McNaughten, Hadden, Brownrigc, andHood. To each of these the Jury severally awarded aPrize Medal The specimens shown are as follows :—
Brownrtgg. —Musk-wood (107, 108, p. 994).
Sir W. T. Denison. —Blue gum, stringy bark, blackwood, sassafras, myrtle, musk-wood, cedar, celery-pine,rose-wood, dog-wood, Norfolk Island pine, white oak,iron-wood, and maple (1, p. 992).
Fowler, of Maria Island.—Dog-wood, musk-wood,he-oak, and Tasmanian iron-wood (82-89, p. 994).
Capt. W. C. Hadden. —Musk-wood (103, 104, p. 994).
R. V. Hood. —Silver wattle, musk-wood, black-wood,Huon pine, and myrtle (111-120, p. 994).
McNaughten, of Hobart Town. —Musk-wood (209,p. 996).
J. Milligan. —Richea-wood, pink-wood, and Oyster-bay pine (341, 342, p. 999).
Whitesides, of Hobart Town.—Black-wood, myrtle-wood, and musk-wood (91-93, p. 994).
A remarkably large section of iron-wood is exhibitedby Euston aud Milligan (105, p. 994); specimens ofthe Tolosa tree, honeysuckle, and she-oak, by II. Hell(208, p. 990); of oak, myrtle, cherry, and honeysuckle,by the Rev. E. Freeman, of Brown’s River (210, p. 996);of blue gum and maple by — Quin, of Hobart Town (94, 95, p. 994); and of Norfolk Island pine, by Lieut .Akers, R.E. (328, p. 998). Each of these was deemedworthy of Honourable Mention.
These various woods are arranged in the followingtable. One of the most remarkable of the specimensshown is the blue gum exhibited by Sir W. Denison ;it consists of two pieces, one a section of the tree justabove the surface of the ground, and about 6 feet in dia-meter; the second a section of the same tree, 134 feetfrom the preceding one, and which measures about 24feet across.
WOODS OF VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.
1 Black-wood (Acacia me- A very hard, close-grained, dark, and richlv-veined wood ; it is well adapted for cabinet-lanoxyion). work of all sorts, and may be had in any quantity, and of large size. The beauty of
this fine wood is admirably shown in some of the articles of furniture exhibited, inwhich its dark hue is well contrasted with the equally beautiful light wood of the F.uon