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NATURAL ORDER. 



CASUARINE^E. 



THE " Oak " figure of these woods is so well marked that in Australia they, with one u exception, are^called "She 

 Oaks," but are often designated specifically under such names as Swamp Oak, Bull Oak, Forest Oak, River Oak 

 Mountain Oak, &c. The one exception is " Belah" (Casuarina Cambagei), and, strange to relate, the absence of any 

 figure, or, for the matter of that, any resemblance to the wood of its congeners, is so marked, that the man on the land 

 refuses to acknowledge its claims to rank as an " Oak." These trees are plentiful in certain parts of the States, so 

 that if the trade could be prevailed upon to start a fashion in our " Oaks," Australians^ would have furniture that 

 would compare with any ornamental timbers of other countries. The wood is heavy, but not more so than English 

 Oak. The Belah wood more nearly approaches Walnut in colour and texture, but is rather heavier. It has not, 

 however, the figure of commercial Walnut. 



SPECIES ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR : 



Swamp Oak (Casuarina glauca, Miq.). 

 Bull Oak (Casuarina Leuhmanni, R.T.B.). 



Belah (Casuarina Cambagei, R.T.B.). 

 Forest She Oak (Casuarina torulosa, Ait.). 



