124 VEGETATION OF LORD HOWE ISLAND, 



The bark is used for tying up bags. King informed me that the 

 plant is called " Tooran " in the tropical islands, but I cannot 

 trace such a name. 



Lagunaria Patersoni, G. Don. — Abundant. Known as 

 "Sally" on Lord Howe Island, but "White Oak" in Norfolk 

 Island. The wood is jxit to no purpose except to yield grubs for 

 fishing, it being attacked almost as soon as it is felled. The same 

 remarks apply to " Pine " [Panax cissodendron). The islanders 

 say that a pretty blue beetle which is very common, is found 

 only on Hibiscus tiliaceus and on this species. Cattle eat the 



leaves. 



RUTACE^. 



AcRONYCHiA Baueri, Schott. — " Box or Yellow Wood " Three 

 Box Woods or Yellow Woods (including the present species, 

 A/elicope contermina, Moore & F.v.M., and Zantlioxylum Black- 

 burnia, Benth.) are recognised on the island, and they are exten- 

 sively used for fencing (posts) and general building purposes; they 

 are said to be the best timbers on the island for these uses; they 

 are durable, split easily and work well. 



MELIACE.ffi. 



Dysoxylon Fraseranum, Benth. — " Apple-tree." Rather 

 plentiful, but does not come below 1,000ft., and hence is not 

 used. Its diameter is from 1-2'. 6." It is of course the same as 

 the "Rosewood" of the mainland, which is a valuable timber. 



CELASTRINE.S;. 



El^odendron australe. Vent. — This plant is in Hemsley's 

 list. His reference, F. Muell. Fragm. ix. 77 is, however, to var. 

 melanocarpum, and not to the normal species. H. Wilkinson 

 (Wilson's Report, p. 22) in giving a list of timbers of which the 

 names were furnished by DufF, has the name " Blue Plum " 

 ( Elceodendron australe), but the Blue Plum is quite a different tree 

 (see observations on p. 130). No other evidence of its occurrence 

 on the island is known to me. Moore (for whom Duff collected) 

 does not add it to his list of Lord Howe plants in his and Betche's 



