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'Aboriginal Xmnc. " Bogum-Bogum " of the aborigines of the Richmond 

 .River. New South Wales. See No. 1 of Moore's "List of Northern Timbers 

 for the London Kxhibition of 1862." 



Z'' <<>*. The leaflets are the largest of those of any species of Flindersia. 



/-'niit. Tlu> fruit is smaller than that of F. australis, nor are the edges 

 the valves rou till as in that species. 



Baric. Somewhat resembles that of F. austral is, which has doubtless 

 tended to add to the confusion between the two species. 



'/'imln'r. The following account of this tree was written by the late Mr. 

 diaries Moore for the "Catalogue of N.S.W. Exhibits at the London 

 Exhibition of 1862": 



This five is very abundant in the coast brush forests, there attaining a 

 height of So t'eei. and '2 feet diameter. Comparatively rare and of small size 

 on the Clarence. Its large, bright, glossy foliage, and masses of terminal 

 white liowers render it a conspicuous object wherever it grows. The wood is 

 seldom used by the settlers, but as it splits well, might probably be valuable 

 for staves. 



For many years the Teak (F. australis) went under the name of F. 

 Ht'tmettiana, and a. caution is given oil the subject. We know very little 

 about the "Crow's Ash" (F. Bennettiana). It is certainly a much rarer 

 tree than the Teak. We know that it is pale-coloured, and that it is fissile 

 (it is used for slaves); but what else do we know about it? What are its 

 properties as compared with Teak and Cudgerie* 



^izc. Moore says it attains a height of 80 feet, and a diameter of 2 feet. 

 Habitat. The localities given in the " Flora Australiensis " are : 



Queensland. Wide Bay (Bidwill) ; Brisbane River, Moreton Bay (A. 

 < Cunningham. Fraser, W. Hill). 



Xew South Wales. Clarence River (Beckler). 



It is a brush tree, and we know very little about its distribution. We 

 do not know its precise southern range, nor are wo able to say, with a 

 close approximation to accuracy ? its relative abundance on any particular 

 area. 



It is represented in the National Herbarium, Sydney, from the following 

 localities: 



Xcw South Wales. Tweed River (Mrs. Grime) ; Lindendale, Lismore, 

 ; 10-15 feet," also Lismore, " 40-60 feet, 9-18 inches diameter " ( W. 

 Baeuerlen) ; Experimental Farm, Wollongbar; Richmond River (J. A. 

 Henderson) ; Reserve, Dalwood, Richmond River (W. W. Watts) ; Three- 

 mile Scrub, Byron Bay (W. Forsyth) ; Stroud district (the late Augustus 

 Rudder), no specific locality given, and, therefore, doubtful. 



Queensland. Brisbane ( J. L. Boorman) ; Eumundi (F. M. Bailey) ; 

 Cymjpie (F. Hamilton-Kenny). 



Further information in regard to this tree is desirable. 



' Propagation. It is readily cultivated from seed. 



But if we knew little of this tree in the forest, it is the best-known of 

 all the Flindersias in cultivation in Sydney. It is a handsome avenue tree. 

 Its large glossy leaflets, with a profusion of large white masses of smallish 

 flowers, borne on a neat, erect trunk, render it a valuable addition to any 

 garden of trees. It appears to be perfectly hardy in the Sydney climate. 



