580 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
497. Notelea microcarpa, R.Br., N.O., Jasminee, B.FI., iv., 
300. 
“A small tree.” Wood of light colour, dark towards the 
centre, close-grained, and very hard. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
498. Noteleea ovata, &.2r., N.O., Jasminez, B.FI., iv., 299. 
“Native Olive.” ‘Dunga-runga”’ of the aboriginals of New South 
Wales. 
; This small tree has a crooked growth, but its wood is close, 
hard, and firm. (Macarthur.) It is used for tool handles, but 
requires to be seasoned carefully. It dresses well both on the face 
and end-grain, and, while of a rather light colour as a whole, it is 
often coloured in patches or blotches of a dark-brown colour, 
which increase its beauty under polish. A slab in the Techno- 
logical Museum, which has been seasoned over twenty-five years. 
(having been exhibited at the London International Exhibition 
of 1862), has a weight which corresponds to 6olb. 50z. per cubic 
foot. 
New South Wales and Southern Queensland. 
499. Olea paniculata, 2.2r., N.O., Jasminez, B.FI., iv., 297. 
“Native Olive,” “Ironwood,” ‘‘ Marble-wood.” ‘* Marvey” of 
the aboriginals of Northern New South Wales. ‘“‘Billan-billan” of the 
aboriginals of the Bunya Mountains (Queensland). 
The heart-wood is nicely mottled. ‘It is of a whitish colour, 
darkening towards the centre, and prettily figured. It is hard and 
tough, close-grained, and durable. It is used for staves, and is 
suitable for turning, and possibly for wood-engraving. When 
newly cut it has a rose-like fragrance. Diameter, 18 to 24in. ; 
height, 50 to 7oft. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
500. Olearia argophylla, Lv.M., (Syn. Eurybia argophylla, Cass.; 
Aster argophyllus, Labill.); N.O., Composite, B.FI., iii., 
470. Aster argophylius in Muell. Cens., p. 78. 
““ Musk-wood.” ‘ Daal” of the aboriginals of the Coranderrk Station 
(Victoria). 
