NATURAL ORDER. 



CUPULIFER^B. 



THESE trees are famous the world over for their valuable timbers, which' are more commonly known as Oaks, 

 Hornbeams, and Beeches. The two former do not occur here, for what are known as Oaks belong to quite a different 

 Natural Order, viz.. the Casuarineae. There are, however, three true Beeches here, but only two suitable for our purpose, 

 viz., Negro Head Beech of New South Wales, and Myrtle of Tasmania. The latter is by far the better timber for 

 cabinet work, as it is light in weight, reddish in colour, 'and seasons well; the New South Wales tree is rather a 

 refractory one as regards seasoning. They are both fine upstanding, tall trees, and probably taller than their congeners 

 of the Northern hemisphere. 



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 SPECIES ILLUSTRATED IN COLOUR : 



R?d Myrtle or Beech (Fagus Cunninghamii, Hooker). 



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