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Following is Indian testimony concerning it: 



" lieddome. liraudis, and Kurz all say it warps and splits, but Mr. Halsey, 

 of Madhopur, writes to say it is e<iually useful green or seasoned. Our speci- 

 men split only very slightly, and we are inclined to think it is better than it 

 is supposed to be. It is handsomely marked, and polishes well. Its weight is 

 from ;;<> to JJS lb. per cubic foot." (Gamble, Manual of Indian, Timbers.) 



(Iambic, in his 2nd Edition, says: 



The wood was used at the Imperial Forest School for museum cases ami 

 other furniture, and behaved quite well. 



I trust that through trials of this timber will be made in New South 

 Wales, and that the results will be published. The tree belongs to the 

 Cedar da>s, a very useful group of Avoods. Perhaps in New South Wales 

 it is despised because it grows so readily. 



Size. Height from 40 to 60 feet, with a diameter of 2 to 3 feet. A fine 

 umbrageous tree. 



Habitat. It is not rare in moist places in northern brush forests, and 

 in good land in more open forests. It extends from the Illawarra, New 

 South Wales, along the coast and coast districts to North Australia. Its 

 precise southern range I do not know. In sending specimens for record, 

 it is of course necessary to exercise caution that they are taken from 

 naturally-grown trees, since the species is so often cultivated. 



Propagation. This is one of our few native deciduous trees. It is so 

 hardy and such a rapid grower that it is one of the native trees most culti- 

 vated in its own country. Although a native of the coast districts, it will 

 grow inland to a considerable distance, being very resistant to drought. It- 

 is a charming shade tree, and if any pains were taken with its cultivation 

 (which is not often the' case), it would be more admired than it its. It i.?- 

 so tolerant to bad usage that it gets plenty of it. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE !)<;. 



A. Portion of leaf, showing leaflets. 



n. Flowering branch. 



<. P>ud. one petal removed to show staminal tube. 



D. Staminal tube, opened out. 



n. Stamens. 



r. Portion of flower, showing () Pistil, (b) Disc. 



<;. Vertical section of ovary. 



H. Transverse section of ovary. 



K. Fruits (natural size). 



L. Seed. 



M. Transverse section of seed. 



