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48. Stems and leaves of Scirpus maritimus, L. " Salt-marsh 



Club Rush." 



49. Stems and leaves of Stipa semiharhata, R. Br. " Fibrotis 



Spear Grass." 



49a. Stems and leaves of Sty pand/ra caesjritosa, R.Br. " Tufted 

 Blue Lily." 



50. Leaves of Ti/pha angusti folia, L. " Bulrush." 



51. Leaves of Xanthorrhoea australis, R. Br. " Southern Grass 



Tree." 



52. Leaves of Xanthorrhoe.u hastilis, R.Br. " Spear Grass Tree." 



53. Leaves of Xanthorrhcca minor, R.Br. " Small Grass Tree." 



54. Stems and leaves of Urtica incisa, Pois. " SciHib Nettle." 



55. Stems of Tetrarrhena juncea, R.Br. " Wire Grass." 



56. Stems of Imperata arundinacea, Cyr. " Blady Grass." 



Fibres from Barks. 



The best fibre-yielding barks are those of th& Eucalypts, the most 

 important being Eucalpytus obliqua (L'Herit), " Messmate Stringy- 

 bar " ; order, Myrtaceas ; distribution, Victoria, JNTew South Wales, 

 South Axistralia, and Tasmania. Paper prepared from the bark of this 

 tree would be suitable for packing, printing, and even writing purposes, 

 as well as for mill and paste boards. The pulp bleaches readily, and 

 the bark is extremely thick and bulky, and separates very easily, 

 qualities which, in early settlement days, gave it a use as thatch for 

 rural dwellings, &c. The area within Victoria almost exclusively 

 wooded with stringybank forests extends over many thousands of square 

 miles. The bark of other Eucalypts may likewise be converted into 

 paper, the whole thick stratum of the bark being used, which, owing 

 to its loose nature, yields readily to mechanical application, and is 

 easily acted on by caustic soda for conversion into pulp. 



Eucalyptus globulus, Labill, " Blue Gum " ; order, Myrtaceae ; 

 distribution, Victoria, 'New South Wiales, and Tasmania. The well- 

 known Blue Gum of Victoria abounds in valleys and moist declivities of 

 wooded mountains from Apollo Bay to beyond Wilson's Promontory, 

 extending here and there gregariously to the Pyrenees and the Buffalo 

 Ranges. Its bark is suitable for the manufacture of packing and, 

 probably, printing paper. 



Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill, "Common Peppermint"; order, 

 Myrtaceae; distribution, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, 

 and Tasmania. The Common Peppermint is abundant throughout the 

 greater part of Victoria. Its foliage is more oily than that of most of 

 its congeners, and its inner bark is adaptable for the preparaton of 

 coarse paper. 



Eucalyptus gonlocali/x, F. v. M., "Mountain Grey Gum"; order, 

 Myrtaceae; distribution, Victoria, New South Wales, and South Aus- 

 tralia. The Mountain Grey Gum of Victoria, called in some districts 

 the " Spotted Gum," is found chiefly in the fertile ranges of Gippsland. 

 The foliage is rich in volatile oil, and the bark is suitable for the 

 making of packing papei-, but is not adaptable for the manufacture of 

 writing-paper. 



