Queensland Walnut. 



(Cryptocarya P aimer stoni, Bail.) 



The botanical origin of this wood is rather in doubt at the present time. It is capable of 

 being employed in cabinet work and artistic furniture, being very effective when so used. 

 It is fairly heavy, of a chocolate colour near to English and American Walnut, rather open in 

 the grain, planes and dresses up well, takes a good polish, and possesses a fine figure, and hence 

 ranks as a first-class cabinet timber, its position in this direction being due, amongst its other 

 qualities, to its quick seasoning. It is altogether a good useful joinery and cabinet wood. 



Description of the Tree. A tree of a large size, attaining a height of over 100 feet. 

 Leaves alternate, oval oblong, rounded or slightly tapering at the base, 4 to 5 inches long 

 and about 2 inches broad, upper surface glabrous and shining, with a tomentum on the 

 lower side; primary veins prominent, secondary veins indistinct. Fruit about 2\ inches 

 long and about the same in diameter, with longitudinal corrugations, pericarp hard and 

 brittle, enclosing a round free nut of more than i inch diameter. 



Geographical Range. Russell and Barron Rivers, Queensland (Bailey). 





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