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mdlaccfnsis) of Borneo, may well prove worthy of European 

 attention, especially for density and durability, when they become 

 better known, and the supply of them may be said to be as yet 

 untapped. 



Among 200 species thought worthy of trial in the arsenal at 

 Manila, the essentially Malayan flora of the Philippines includes : 



Acle (Xf/lia dolabrifrfrmis), 



Banaba (Lagerstrwmia Flos-Ifegince), 



Betis (Paynia Bttw), 



Bolongnita (Diospf/ros pHostinihwu), 



Cedar (Cedrdla Toona), 



Dougon (Sterci'dia cymbiformis), 



Guijo (Shorea robitxta), 



Ipel (Afzelia bijuga), 



Lauan (Diptcrocdrpus thtirifer), 



Mangachapoi (Shored, Mangdchapoi), 



Molave (Vitex genicuhUus and V. alt-lssima), 



Narra (Ptevocdrpus pdllidus and P. santalfnvs) 



Padouk (Pterocdrpvs hidicux), 



Palo Maria (CalopUyllum Inophi/lluiri), and 



Yacal (Shorea reticuldta). 



Australasia. Australian timbers have, as we have already 

 said, suffered in European repute by not being seasoned ; and, as, 

 in spite of a vast area of scrub, the area of timber-producing 

 forest is comparatively small, wholesale clearing for the purposes 

 of agriculture, the use of wood for fuel, and the great demand for 

 building, fencing, railways, and telegraphs, have sensibly affected 

 the supply. Conservation has begun ; but mine-props and even 

 firewood are locally scarce, Queensland exports Red Cedar 

 (Cedrela Torino), and Moreton Bay Kauri and Cypress Pines 

 (Araucdria Cunninghdmii, Agathis robitstfi, and Cdllilris robusfa). 

 New South Wales sends Cedar (Cedreln Tcn'ma) and Pine (Araucdria 

 Cunninf/hdmii) to China and New Caledonia, and the area under 

 the former species is now considerably reduced. Nearly half the 

 area of the colony of Victoria (40,000 out of 88,198 square miles) 



