Supple Jack. 



(Ventilago viminalis, Hook.) 



This is a timber that is little known outside its geographical area. It is hard, heavy, 

 dark coloured, and so would only be useful for special cabinet work ; it much resembles in 

 some respects the dark hearted Acacia timbers, and amongst these features may be mentioned 

 its difficulty to dress. It is suitable for any kind of ornamental turnery, brush backs, fancy 

 boxes, &c. 



Description of the Tree. A small glabrous tree occurring in the interior of New 

 South Wales and Queensland and Northern Territory. Leaves alternate, narrow lanceolate 

 to lanceolate up to 5 inches long, entire, lateral veins very oblique and sometimes parallel 

 with the edge, rather thin. Flowers small, clustered in the branches of axillary or terminal 

 panicles. Fruit globular at the base, produced into an oblong or linear coriaceous wing, one 

 cell, one seed, about i inch long. 



Geographical Range. Interior of Queensland and New South Wales. 



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