7. Description of each individual Timber, Botany of the Tree, and 



its Geographical Range, 



NATURAL ORDER. 



STERCULIACE^E. 



As a rule this Natural Order in other parts of the world is very poor in its timber production, but one or two of the 

 Australian representatives seem to be an exception in this respect to the rule. 



There is one endemic genus, the Tarrietia, which produces hard timbers, and in the case of T. argyrodendron, 

 we have a hard, fairly heavy wood, with a medium specific character. It is^ known locally as Ironwood orCrowsfoot 

 Elm, and was at one time much more in demand than at present defective seasoning causing it to be laid aside. It has 

 been used for indoor decoration, and when cut on the quarter shows a very pretty neat figure. 



SPECIES ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUK : 

 Ironwood or Crowsfoot Elm (Tarrietia argyrodendron). 



