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marked, giving the wood a bold figure. At present it is 

 used almost solely for firewood ; but it is fairly tough, and 

 useful for implements, and would cut small veneers. 



LANCEWOOD (Eriostemon squameus), 



A tree of small growth, with wood of a yellow colour, 

 which is fairly tough, and of a very fine grain ; useful for 

 shafts, swingle-trees, and implements. 



IRONWOOD (Notelaea Ugustrina). 



This is a handsome tree, giving a trunk: of ten or twelve 

 feet, with a diameter of from one to two feet. The outer, 

 or sap-wood, is yellow, and the heart-wood of a dark brown, 

 getting darker wath age. It is extremely hard, and is used 

 in place of lignum vitae, also for tools of various kinds. 



HORIZONTAL {Anodo'petalum higlandulosum). 



A small-growing tree, which branches over the surface of 

 the ground and forms impenetrable thickets on the West 

 Coast. Before it is thoroughly dry it is of extreme tough 

 ness, almost impossible to break. It is used for tool-handles 

 and implements. When dry it has not the toughness "of 

 English Ash, or American Hickory. 



DOGWOOD (Pomaderris apetala). 



A small tree growing thirty to iifty feet in height, but 

 only up to ten inches in diameter. The wood is similar to 

 that of the English pear tree, and is useful for carving, 

 fine turners' work, and drawing instruments. 



MUSK (Olearia argophylla). 



A small tree producing a hard brownish wood useful for 

 furniture. Some of the boles would cut veneers of good 

 figure. 



