-Aboriginal Names. Formerly called "Wat-tah" by the aborigines of 

 the Counties of Cumberland and Camden ; " Nummerak " of those of the 

 Illawarra district, New South Wales (Macarthur) ; "Garrong" or " Cur- 

 rong " of the aborigines of Lake Condah, and also of the Yarra, Victoria, 

 aborigines ; " Warraworup " of those of the aboriginal station, Coranderrk, 

 .Victoria. 



Flowers. In the National Herbarium, Sydney, we have flowering speci- 

 mens in the following months. See page 124. 



Mnllii. 



Locality, N S.W. 



January 



February . 



March 



April 



Jupe 



July 



August ... 

 September 



October 



November 

 December 



Major's Creek. 



Araluen, Tallwong, Shoalhaven, Peak Hill, Sydney. 



Minore, Dubbo. 



Nyngan. 



Gulgong. 



Booral, near Stroud. 



Greta. Newcastle, Wagga Wagga. 



Port Stephens, Condobolin. 



Burwood, (Sydney. 



Middle Head v Sydney. 



Illawarra. 



Port Stephens. 



Port Stephens, Sydney, Moruya. 



Major's Creek. 



Sydney. 



October, December, January, February Tasmania. 

 September, November, December, March Victoria. 



Baric. This variety of Acacia decurrens is the one which has made the 

 reputation of the bark. The celebrated Tasmaiiian and Portland (Victoria) 

 bark is the product of this variety. 



I now proceed to give brief descriptions, with analyses, of illustrative 

 samples of this bark, and for practical convenience I divide those of New 

 South Wales into southern and northern localities, taking the Hawkesbury 

 River as a natural boundary. 



Southern Barks. 



A sample of a smooth green bark from a young tree afforded 33-5 per cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 61-85 per cent, of extract, while a second sample, from 

 an older tree, gave 35-3 per cent, of tannic acid, and 59-05 per cent. o 

 extract. Both were grown near Penrith, New South Wales. 



A black bark, slightly rugged, from Mulgoa, Penrith, gave 35-56 per cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 59-2 per cent, of extract. It was known locally as 

 " Green Wattle." 



A sample received May, 1890, and analysed the following month ,was 

 found to contain 34-85 per cent, of tannic acid, and 61-5 per cent of extract. 

 It came from Burragorang. It is thicker than most barks of this species, 

 And is beginning to be scaly on the outside. Were it not for that defect it 

 would be a splendid bark. It was allowed to remain a year too long on the 

 tree, a fault not usually to be found with bark-getters. 



