Budda or Sandalwood. 



(Eremophila Mitchelli, Benth.) 



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In some parts of New South Wales and Queensland this tree is fairly plentiful. It is a 

 comparatively hard, close-grained, sepia-coloured timber, possessing a pleasing aromatic 

 principle, which has given it the common name of Sandalwood in some parts, an appellation 

 that is unfortunate, for it has led to the wood being exported under that name, to the loss of the 

 exporters. The true Australian Sandalwood occurs in Western Australia, and is Santalum 

 acuminatum. This timber might, however, be used for veneers, boxes, brushes, and fancy or 

 ornamental goods generally. It is rarely found on the Sydney market, as its habitat is away 

 in the interior of the country. J] 



Description of the Tree. A medium-sized tree (50 to 60 feet) with a rough bark, and 

 a strong aromatic timber. Leaves linear, lanceolate, i to 3 inches long, obtuse or with a 

 recurved point. Flowers solitary in the axils on pedicels of about J inch. Calyx segments 

 oblong or cuneate-oblong, obtuse, membraneous veined, glabrous or pubescent, nearly 

 inch long. Corolla white or purplish, almost inch long. Stamens shorter than the 

 corolla. Fruit ovoid, almost acuminate, half as long as the calyx, the exocarp thin and 

 membraneous, the endocarp separating into four nuts, each with one or with two super- 

 posed seeds. 



Geographical Range. Found in the interior of Queensland, New South Wales, 

 and South Australia. 



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