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Gmeliiia Leichhardtii, Verbenaceae (white beech): Timber strong, durable, and 

 easily worked ; prized for decks of vessels, flooring of verandas, etc. ; light 

 colored, and useful for turning and furniture-making ; one of the most useful of 

 our timbers. Hab., brush forests, northern and southern coast districts; not 

 very plentiful. Height, 120 to 150 feet; diameter, 36 to 60 inches. 



Melaleuca leucadendron, MyrtaceaB (white tea- tree ): Timber hard, heavy, and 

 close-grained ; said to be imperishable underground. Hab., northern and south- 

 ern coast districts; plentiful. Height, 50 to 60 feet; diameter, 24 to 36 inches. 



Melia composita, Meliaceae (white cedar): Timber soft, easily worked; wood from 

 matured trees is found to be fairly durable ; splits easily ; handsomely marked 

 and polishes well ; much valued for staves and the finer kinds of coopers' work ; 

 a beautiful flowering and foliaged shade tree; suitable for planting in public 

 parks in warm situations. Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts; mod- 

 erately plentiful. Height, 80 to 100 feet ; diameter, 3 to 4 feet. 



Olea paniculata (marble wood) : Timber hard, close grained, and durable; heartwood 

 nicely mottled ; used for staves, and suitable for cabinetwork and turnery. Hab., 

 brush forests, northern and southern coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 40 

 to 50 feet ; diameter, 2 to 2$ feet. 



Petalostigma quadriloculare, Euphorbiaeeae (native quince): Timber hard, close 

 grained, and durable; prettily marked, but not used. Hab., open forests on 

 margins of brush forests, northern coast districts; not plentiful. Height, 10 to 

 12 feet; diameter, 6 inches. 



Rhodamuia argentea, MyrtaceaB (white myrtle) : Timber hard, finegrained, and dura, 

 ble; suitable for carving, turning, fancy, and cabinetwork, etc. Hab., brush 

 forests, northern coast districts ; moderately plentiful. , Height, 80 to 100 feet ; 

 diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 



Syncarpia leptopetala, Myrtacese (turpentine myrtle) : Timber hard, heavy, and dura- 

 ble; used for turnery, etc. Hab., gullies, northern coast districts; not plenti- 

 ful. Height, 50 to 60 feet; diameter, 24 inches. 



Syncarpia laurifolia (turpentine): Timber hard, heavy, strong, and durable; used 

 extensively for piles; used also for posts, shipbuilding, sleepers, and general 

 building purposes; a difficult wood to burn, and very durable underground. 

 Hab., in gullies, northern and southern coast districts, and Blue Mountains; 

 plentiful. Height, 100 to 150 feet; diameter, 36 to 60 inches. 



Stenocarpus salignus, Proteaceae (red silky oak, beefwood) : Timber highly appreci- 

 ated and now scarce; used for making furniture, picture frames, walking sticks, 

 veneers, and the finer kinds of coopers' work. Color, red-brown, and somewhat 

 mottled; somewhat hard in texture, but easily worked. Hab., northern coast 

 districts and Illawarra, New South Wales. Height, 30 to 50 feet; diameter, 18 to 

 24 inches. 



Tristania conferta, Myrtacete (brush box): Timber hard and durable, heavy, and 

 close grained; used for bridge and housebuilding, shipbuilding, plow beams, 

 wheelwrights' work, etc., and largely planted for shade purposes in towns. 

 Hab., open forest ridges, northern coast districts. Height, 80 to 120 feet; diam- 

 eter, 36 to 60 inches. Plentiful. 



Tristania suaveolens, Myrtaceae (broad-leaved water gum): Timber remarkably 

 strong, elastic, tough, close grained, and durable; used for mallets, tool handles, 

 cogs for wheels, posts, etc. Hab., open and brush forests, northern coast dis- 

 tricts; moderately plentiful. Height, 60 to 80 feet; diameter, 1 to 2 feet. 



Tarrietia argyrodendron, Sterculiaceas (ironwood) : Timber white, close grained, 

 hard, and durable ; used for building purposes and staves. Hab., brush forests, 

 northern coast districts; plentiful. Height, 80 to 100 feet; diameter, 3 to 4 

 feet. 



Vitex lignum- vitae, Verbenaceae (lignum-vitae, or white beech) : Timber valuable 

 and useful, durable, close grained, and does not shrink in drying, much used for 

 decks of vessels and veranda floors; suitable for turnery and cabinetwork, 



