126 AMERICAN LUMBER IN FOREIGN MARKETS. 



Hab., brash forests, northern coast districts; not plentiful. Height, 70 to 80 

 feet; diameter, 24 inches. 



Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum, Rutacero (satin wood, a yellow wood): Timber 

 bright, soft, silky, close grained, easily wrought; used for cabinetwork, etc. 

 Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts, New South Wales; not plentiful. 

 Height 40 to 50 feet; diameter, 10 to 15 inches. 



Castanospermum australe, Leguminosse (black bean, or Moreton Bay chestnut): 

 Timber resembles walnut wood; is dark colored, handsome, close grained, and 

 durable ; used for cabinetwork ; is coming into more general use than formerly, 

 as its qualities are better known ; a valuable timber and shade tree, and very 

 ornamental ; stock-owners destroy this tree, owing to their cattle being poisoned 

 by eating its seeds; the seeds are soaked in water, roasted, and eaten by the 

 aborigines. Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts; moderately plentiful, 

 height, 120 to 130 feet; diameter, 4 to 5 feet. 



Dysoxylon Fraserianum, Meliacea? (rosewood) : Timber resembles red cedar. It is 

 beautifully marked, and suitable for cabinetwork, etc.; fragrant. Hab., 

 northern coast districts. Height, 80 to 100 feet ; diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 



Dysoxylon Muelleri, Meliaceaa (red bean) : Timber red, easily wrought, and durable ; 

 used for cabinet-work, cigar boxes, interior fittings, etc. When fresh cut it 

 emits an odor similar to that of a Swedish turnip. Hab., brush forests, 

 northern coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 100 to 120 feet ; diameter, 3 to 

 4 feet. 



Eucalyptus rostrata, Myrtacea3 (red gum): Timber strong, hard, heavy, close 

 grained, and durable; almost impervious to white ants and teredo; used for ship 

 and boat building; piles, flooring boards, weather boards, planking, railway 

 sleepers, bridges, wharves, and building purposes generally ; one of the best and 

 most valuable hardwoods. Hab., open forests, chiefly on river banks; and rich 

 alluvial flats subject to inundation ; Murray and Edwards rivers, and most of the 

 rivers of the interior; plentiful. Height, 100 to 200 feet; diameter, 3 to 5 feet. 



Elseocarpus grandis, Tiliaceae (mountain ash): Timber, white, tough, soft, close 

 grained, and easily wrought; used for building purposes, etc. Hab., brush 

 forests, northern coast districts; moderately plentiful. Height, 100 to 150 feet; 

 diameter, 4 to 5 feet. 



Gmelina Leichhardtii, Verbenaceae (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. 



Owenia cepiodora (onion wood): Timber valuable for cabinetwork; of a red color 

 and prettily marked, sometimes very handsome ; is durable; when freshly cut 

 it emits a peculiar odor. Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts ; not plen- 

 tiful. Height, 100 to 124 feet; diameter, 3 to 4 feet. 



Rhus rhodanthema, AnacardiaceaB (yellow cedar) : Timber close grained and dur- 

 able; takes a good polish ; suitable for carving, turning, cabinet and fancy work. 

 Hab., brush forests, northern xsoast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 50 to 60 

 feet; diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 



Of course there are many other timbers in New South Wales, but 

 believing it is the design of the Government to have reports cover only 

 the space necessary for information which is of practical use, I selected 

 those varieties now having commercial value. 



Besides the above native woods, there are large quantities of pine, 

 fir, cedar, and redwood consumed in this and other Australian colonies, 

 though, owing to the prevailing dullness and the large stocks on hand, 

 the demand is very light. 



