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especially recommended, and, apart from its other qualities, it 

 has no pronounced sapwood, being free from borers, and, there- 

 fore, cuts up with little waste. 



Oil. — See paper by Baker and Smith (Journ. Proc. Roy. Soc. 

 N. S.Wales, 1913) "On Melaleuca Leucadendron, its alleged 

 synonyms, and their Essential Oils." 



Remarks. — This tree is one of those which has been regarded 

 as M. Leucadendron, and, like the others of this group, is known 

 as " Broad-leaved Tea-Tree." As usually obtains with this 

 Section of the Myrtacese, it is found growing on swampy ground 

 or on land subject to floods. 



The Melaleucas form a group of trees little prized for their 

 timber, but yet they produce excellent woods, and deserve to 

 rank higher in value in the timber-trade. 



This species differs from M. Smithii in having a superior timber, 

 probably the best of the genus. 



Morphologically, the species differs from M. Leucadendron in 

 the shape, length, and texture of the leaves, in the inflorescence, 

 and in the chemical constituents, and in like manner from the 

 other species listed in the Introduction ; from M. Smithii, also 

 in the nature of its timber, chemical constituents, leaves, and 

 inflorescence. 



It is named after Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.L.S., Director, Sydney 

 Botanic Garden, whose work in the field of Australian Botany is 

 too well known to be particularised here. 



Melaleuca Smithii, sp.nov. (Plate xxvi.). 

 "Broad-leaved Tea-Tree." 

 A tree often attaining large dimensions, with a thick bark 

 composed of thin papery layers. Leaves very numerous, 

 glabrous, alternate, or verticillate at the ends of the branchlets, 

 ovate or elliptical-ovate, rigid, straight, obtuse, subcoriaceous, on 

 short petioles, mostly about 2" long and J" wide, 3- to 5-nerved, 

 but in general with three, with anastomosing veins. The Gosford 

 and Terrigal leaves are smaller, thinner, and narrower than the 

 Sydney ones. Young terminal leaves silky-hairy. Flower-spikes 

 cylindrical, short, 1J" long, mostly not interrupted, axillary, or 2 



