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into a large tree, the Silky Oak, and it is extensively planted as a shade tree 

 in Ceylon and elsewhere (Fig. 1607). The wood is of considerable economic 

 importance. The flowers (Fig. 1608) of this genus are worthy of mention. 



Fig. 1607. — Grevillea robusta. Silky Oak. Avenue in 

 Australia. 



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Fig. 1608. — Grei'ilh'ii linearis (left) and G. bipiunatifida (right). Flowering shoots. 



