am indebted to Mr. Attan Cunnincuam. It was accompa-— 
nied by a reduced sketch of the plant, which he introduced — 
to the Kew Gardens, the only one in Britain ; but as it was 
scarcely suited to the nature of this publication, it has been — 
reluctantly omitted. ‘* This noble species of GreviLira,” 
Mr. Cunnirneoam remarks, “ in the thick, moist woods on 
the banks of Brisbane River, vies in size and stature with 
the Flindersia, Oxleya, and other large forest trees: but by 
none is it surpassed in height in its native woods, except by 
the Araucaria of those regions, whose level-topped branch- 
ing head is seen rising far above all the rest. Some aged 
trunks of Grevitiea robusta 1 have found to measure nine 
feet in circumference ; so that it is probably the largest 
tree of the order that has yet been discovered, surpassing 
both the Knieut1a of New Zealand, and the Orirss excelsa, 
Br. of Port Macquarrie. From its deeply dissected foliage, 
and the silkiness of the under-side, it has obtained the name 
of “ Silk Oak’ among the pine-cutters of Moreton Bay ; but 
its timber, which is of a tough fibre, has not been appro- 
priated to any use.”’ 
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Fig. J, Flower: magnified. 
