612 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
A most excellent wood, white in colour, and durable. 
(General Report, Sydney International Exhibition, 1879.) It is 
close-grained and prettily marked, and would make nice bed- 
room furniture. A slab in the Technological 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 41lb. 60z. per cubic foot. Diameter, 3 to 6ft.; 
height, 80 to 120ft. 
Northern New South Wales. 
611. Viminaria denudata, Smh, (Syn. Sophora juncea, Schrad.; 
Pultenea juncea, Willd.; Daviesta denudata, Vent. ; D.juncea, 
Pers.) ; N.O., Leguminose, B.F1., ii., 68. 
“ Native Broom.” 
Wood soft and spongy. Specific gravity, .623. (Osborne.) 
Height, up to 2oft. 
All the colonies. 
612. Vitex acuminata, 2.2r., (Syn. V. melicopea, F.v.M.); N.O., 
Verbenacez, B.FI., v., 67. 
‘‘ A small or large tree.” Wood brown, with darker streaks, 
close grained ; suitable for cabinet-work. 
Queensland and Northern Australia. 
613. Vitex lisnum-vite, 4. Cunn., N.O., Verbenacee, B.FI., 
V., 07. 
“ Lignum-Vite.” 
The wood is hard, close-grained, and of a blackish colour. 
It is a useful timber for the cabinet-maker. Diameter, 20 to 24in.; 
height, 50 to 7oft. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
614. Vitis hypoglauca, F.v.M., (Syn. Cissus hypoglauca, A. Gray; 
C. australasica, F.v.M.) ; N.O., Ampelidez, B.FI., is, 450. 
Native Grape.” Called “‘ Gippsland Grape ” in Victoria, 
A small tree. Wood soft and spongy, of a grey colour. 
Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. 
