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buildings where these pests are prevalent, but it is very 

 brittle and will not stand heav}^ shocks or severe transverse 

 strains. The prevailing colour is brown of various shades. 

 A nail can hardly be driven into the wood without 

 previous boring for fear of splitting it. It is frequently 

 found growing spirally, and for this reason is not generally 

 well adapted for planking. Black cypress pine is some- 

 times used for panelling in railway carriages. 

 Weight 50 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



There are a variety of oaks, or so-called oaks, Casuarina 

 and other species. The She Oak, Silky Oak, Eed Silky 

 Oak, are varieties of these. The two former are used for 

 coopers' work, wine casks, and butter kegs ; the latter, a red 

 variety, for furniture, veneers, gunstocks, picture frames, 

 and turnery. There are two species of Honeysuckle, both 

 of a reddish colour, which are used for knees in boat- 

 building, bullock yokes, wood screws, and turnery. 



Black Bean (Castanospermum australe), also known as 

 Moreton Bay Chestnut, is the usual substitute for walnut 

 in this colony and also in Queensland. It is darker than 

 walnut, of finer grain, and takes a good polish, but will not 

 readily take glue; tough and durable, of a greasy nature; 

 it shrinks very much in drying. 



Weight 40 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Tulipwood (Harpullia pendula) is a small tree only about 

 50 ft. in height, which yields a tough close-grained timber 

 beautifully marked with different shades from yellow to 

 black, which is fairly durable and much esteemed for 

 cabinet work. It somewhat resembles olive wood in 

 appearance. It is said to be the best wood in Australia 

 for lithographers' scrapers. 



Weight, after long seasoning, 62 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



