540 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS, 
The wood is hard, close, and of great strength and durability, 
It has long been known to the timber merchants as being a very 
hard timber, and difficult to cut up with the saw, and for that 
reason but little attention has been paid to procuring it. (Hill.) 
It would make excellent timber for railway purposes, and it is not 
discoloured by iron; it shrinks but little in drying. It is largely 
used for staves in the Clarence River district. Its specific gravity 
has been given (Sydney Mint Experiments, 1862) at .936, which 
would give 583lb. per cubic foot. Three slabs of this wood in 
the Technological Museum, which have been seasoned over twenty- 
five years (having been exhibited at the London International 
Exhibition of 1862), have weights which correspond to 56lb. 60z., 
5olb. 10z., and 44lb. 140z. per cubic foot respectively. These 
determinations have been most carefully made, and of the identity 
of the woods there is no doubt. The heaviest is the darkest in 
colour, and has some tendency to split. The lightest in weight is 
also the lightest in colour, and is undoubtedly a wood of high 
excellence. It is perfectly homogenous, is moderately hard, and 
has no figure; it dresses well. The wood of medium weight 
came from a tree similar to the lightest one, except that it was 
smaller in every respect. This is the softest of the three, and but 
for its slight tendency to split would be preferred before that just 
described, as it has a neat grain, very much like oak in appearance, 
and looks well under polish. Diameter, 36 to 48in.; height, 80 
to 1ooft. 
Northern New South Wales and Queensland. 
359- Flindersia Bennettiana, “v.17, N.O., Meliacee, B.FI., 
i; 389. 
“Teak,” ‘“Bulboro,” or “ Bulbera” of the aboriginals of Northern 
New South Wales. ‘‘ Bogum-Bogum” of those of South Queensland. 
This timber is close-grained, but seldom used. It splits well, 
and might probably be valuable for staves. (Moore.) It burns in 
a green state, and has been found a most useful timber for saddle 
making. (General Report, Sydney International LExhibttion, 
1879.) Itis probably useful for railway-sleepers. A slab of this 
wood in the Technological Museum, which has been seasoned 
