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to Meliaceae. The wood, as shown in Museum No. 1 at Kew, is 
reddish in colour, hard and close-grained. It is said to be easy to 
work, and to be useful for furniture and for wheelwrights’ work. 
A reference to it as tulipwood will be found in Maiden’s “ Useful 
Native Plants of Australia,” p. 581. 
Aphananthe philippinensis, Planch.—A description of this tree 
occurs in the “ Forest Flora of New South Wales,” ii, pp. 71-73, 
and reference to it as tulipwood is made in “ Useful Native Plants 
of Australia,” p. 376. It is one of the Urticaceae, and forms a 
medium-sized tree with small, elm-like leaves ; it attains a height of 
50 to 70 feet with a trunk up to 4 feet in diameter, and is met with 
in the Island of Luzon, New South Wales, and Queensland. The 
wood, as represented in Museum No. 1 at Kew, is yellowish in 
colour, close-grained, and rather prettily marked. Maiden reports 
it as being used for turnery, linings, and ceilings, but to be in bad 
repute for durability. 
Stenocarpus sinuatus, End/.— In Museum No. 1 at Kew a specimen 
of the wood of this Proteaceous tree is shown under the common 
name of tulipwood, the name of tulip tree occurring in “ Useful 
Native Plants of Australia,” p. 600. The wood is described as 
nicely marked, close-grained, hard, durable, and admitting of a good 
polish. It is used for staves, veneers, and cabinet work. The tree 
grows 60 to 70 feet high, with a trunk 2 feet in diameter. 
e name of Tulip Tree is given to at least four different kinds 
of trees, one belonging to Magnoliaceae, and the other three to 
Malvaceae. 
Liriodendron Tulipifera, }.—This well-known Magnoliaceous tree, 
to which reference was made in the Kew Bulletin, No. 5, 1911, 
p. 214, is the most familiar tulip tree in temperate regions. It is a 
native of the United States, and its timber holds an important place 
amongst commercial woods. Instead of being called tulipwood, 
however, it is known under a variety of names, such as white poplar, 
yellow poplar, whitewood, canary whitewood, basswood, &c. 
Lagunaria Patersoni, D. Don.—In the “Forest Flora of New 
ability to withstand a salty air and a humid climate. For this 
reason it is chosen for street planting in some coastal towns in 
Australia. 
_ Thespesia populnea, Sol—This is a small Malvaceous tree found 
in Tropical Asia and Africa. W. A. Talbot describes it under the 
common name of tulip tree in the “ Forest Flora of Bombay,” i, 
(1909), and it is referred to under the same name by Brandis, 
“Indian Trees,” p.75. It forms a small, decorative tree, and bears 
evergreen, ovate leaves up to 7 inches long and 4 inches across, and 
large, showy, yellow and purple flowers. The wood is fairly strong 
and heavy, fine-grained, with light-coloured soft sapwood and hard, 
