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Casuarina torulosa, Casuarinae (forest oak) : Timber handsome, sometimes remark- 

 ably heavy ; valuable for cabinet work, shingles, etc. ; excellent fuel. Hab., open 

 forests from Illawarra to the Richmond River, westward to New England and 

 Bathurst. Height, 80 feet ; diameter, 2 feet. 



Cedrela australis, Meliaceae (red cedar) : Timber very valuable, dark red, and often 

 beautifully marked ; light, easily wrought, and durable ; much used and valued 

 for furniture, patterns, and all kinds of fittings in house and shipbuilding. 

 Hab., brush forests northern and formerly in southern coast districts; becoming 

 scarce ; efforts now being made to conserve and propagate this timber. Height, 

 up to 100 and even 200 feet; diameter, up to 6 and even 10 feet (exceptionally). 



Dysoxylon Fraserianum, MeliacesB (rosewood) : Timber rose scented, red, strong, 

 closegrained, and durable; much valued for furniture-making, ship-building, 

 turnery, and indoor work, etc. ; one of the largest and best of indigenous timber 

 trees. Hab., brush forests northern and southern coasts districts; moderately 

 plentiful. Height, 100 feet; diameter, 4 to 6 feet. 



Eucalyptus botryoides, Myrtaceae (bastard mahogany) : Timber strong and durable, 

 used for felloes of wheels and boat knees. Hab., coast districts. Height, 40 

 to 50 feet ; diameter, 24 inches. 



Eucalyptus creba, Myrtaceae (grey ironbark) : Timber hard, heavy, tough, strong, 

 inlocked, and durable; used for poles and shafts of carriages, spokes of wheels, 

 railway sleepers, etc. Hab., open forests, northern and southern coast districts, 

 extending some distance inland. Height, 100 to 150 feet; diameter, 2 to 5 feet. 



Eucalyptus longifolia, Myrtacese (woolly butt) : Timber strong and durable; used for 

 wheelwrights' work, fencing, felloes, spokes, shafts, house building. Hab., 

 open forests, on rich alluvial flats, coastal districts ; plentiful. Height, 100 to 

 150 feet; diameter, 3 to 5 feet. 



Eucalyptus niacrorrhyncha, Myrtaceae (stringybark) : Timber excellent for house 

 carpentry, flooring boards, fencing, etc. Hab., open forests, chiefly west of the 

 dividing range. 



Eucalyptus microcorys, Myrtaceae (tallowwood) : Timber strong, handsome, and dur- 

 able; very useful for building purposes, and especially for flooring boards; used 

 also for palings, etc. Hab., coast districts. Height, 100 to 150 feet; diameter, 

 6 to 8 feet. 



Eucalyptus pilularis, Myrtaccaae (blackbutt): Timber excellent for house carpentry, 

 ship building, and for any purpose where strength and durability are required. 

 Hab., open forests from Twofold Bay to the Hastings River, and extending a 

 considerable distance inland. Height, 100 to 200 feet; diameter, 3 to 8 feet. 



Eucalyptus paniculata, Myrtaceae (she or pale ironbark) : Timber much valued, hard, 

 tough, strong, unlocked, and durable ; used for bridges, sleepers, railway car- 

 riages, beams, poles of bullock drays, piles, spokes of wheels, etc. Hab., open 

 forests, northern and southern coast districts; plentiful. Height, 100 to 150 

 feet ; diameter, 4 to 5 feet. 



Eucalyptus populifolia (red box) : Timber hard, close grained, and durable ; used 

 for posts and building purposes, mauls, railway sleepers, etc. ; handsome wood 

 when polished. Hab., on dry, stony ridges, southern and western interior dis- 

 tricts; moderately plentiful. Height, 40 to 50 feet; diameter, 24 inches. 



Acacia Cunninghamii, Leguminosae (bastard myall) : Wood close grained ; useful for 

 cabinet purposes. Very homogeneous. Analysis of bark tannin, 9.13 per cent ; 

 extract, 1.15 per cent. Hab., northern scrub forests and New England; moder- 

 ately plentiful. Height, 20 to 30 feet; diameter, 9 to 12 inches. 



Acacia decurrens, Leguminosse (green wattle) : Timber light, tough, and strong, 

 excellent fuel. Bark rich in tannin; varying from 25 to 35 per cent. Hab., 

 northern and southern coast districts ; plentiful. Height, 20 to 50 feet ; diam- 

 eter, 6 to 9 inches. 



