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The leaves are eaten by stock. In the Technological 
Museum are samples of wool from sheep fed erclusively on this 
shrub on a station in Western Queensland. The wool is not of 
the first quality, as might be expected, but it is good. The follow- 
ing are some particulars of the wool :— 
Wool of ewe hoggets (under 10 months’ growth), average 
length of staple 2% inches. 
Wool of wether hoggets (12 months’ growth), average length 
of staple 4 inches. 
Wool of 4-tooth ewes (18 months’ growth), length of staple 
¢ inches. 
All the colonies except Tasmania. 
3. Acacia doratoxylon, 4. Cunz., N.O., Leguminose, B.FI., ii., 
403. 
“ Spear-wood,” a ‘“ Brigalow,” ‘ Currawang,” or ‘ Caariwan,” 
‘“‘ Hickory.” 
The leaves are eaten by stock. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Western Australia. 
4. Acacia pendula, 4. Cunn., N.O., Leguminose, (Syn. A. 
leucophylla, Lindl.); B.F1., ii., 383. 
“Weeping ”’ or true “‘ Myall.’”’ Called ‘‘ Boree ” and “ Balaar” by the 
aboriginals of the western districts. 
Stock are very fond of the leaves of this tree, especially in 
seasons of drought, and for this reason, and because they eat down 
the seedlings, it has almost become exterminated in parts of the 
colonies. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
5. Acacia salicina, Zznd/., N.O., Leguminose, (Syn A. ligulata, 
meoamn.); B.F 1., ii, 367. 
“Native Willow,” and ‘“ Broughton Willow,” near the Broughton 
River (Northern S.A.), Called ‘“‘ Cooba” or ‘“‘ Koobah” by the aboriginals 
of Western New South Wales, and ‘‘ Motherumba” by those on the Castle- 
reagh River, New South Wales. 
The leaves are eaten by:stock. ‘This is another tree which is 
rapidly becoming scarce, owing to the partiality of stock to it. 
All the colonies except Tasmania. 
