TAMARACK TEA. 327 



New Zealand. Height 6080 ft. ; diam. 12 ft. 

 Hard, compact, susceptible of a good polish, but not durable, if 

 exposed. Suitable for cabinet-work. 

 Tatamaka. See Poon. 



Tawa (Beilschmiedia Tdwa Benth. and Hook. fil.). New 

 Zealand. Height 60 70 ft.; diam. 1 2 ft. Compact, even- 

 grained, but, like the allied Taraire, not durable if exposed. 

 Suitable for furniture. 



Tea, a name transferred in Australia, from the varieties of 

 The'a assdmica (Order Camellidcece) cultivated in China and now 

 in India, to various species of Melaleuca and the allied genera 

 Kiinzea and Leptosptrmum (Order Myrtdcea), the leaves having 

 been used as a substitute for tea by Captain Cook's sailors. The 

 name is applied unqualified (i) to Leptospe'rmum lanigerum Sm., 

 seldom larger than a tall shrub, with light-coloured, heavy, hard, 

 even-grained and durable wood, used by the aborigines for spears; 

 (ii) to L. flavescens Sm. similar, but reaching a height of 15 20 

 ft. and a diameter of 5 8 in. ; and (iii) to Melaleuca uncindta R. 

 Br., which reaches 70 90 ft. in height and 2 3 ft. in diameter. 

 Tea-tree, Black (Melaleuca styplielioides Sm.). Eastern 

 Australia. Known also as "Prickly-leaved Te % a-tree." Height 

 2030 or 80 ft. ; diam. 1 3 ft. W 66'75 73'35 when 

 seasoned. Heavy, hard, close-grained, difficult to work, splitting in 

 seasoning, very durable even in damp situations. Used for posts. 

 Tea-tree, Broad-leaved (Melaleuca leucadtndron L.). Known 

 also as "White" or "Swamp Tea-tree, Paper-bark Tree" or 

 "Milkwood." Height 4050 ft.; diam. 12 ft. Beautifully 

 figured with ripple-like darker markings, heavy, hard, close- 

 grained, very durable underground. Excellent for posts or boat- 

 building. 



Tea-tree, Mountain (Kunzea pedunculdris F. v. M.). South- 

 east Australia. Aboricj. "Burgan." Used for spears and 

 boomerangs. 



Tea-tree, Prickly-leaved (Melaleuca armilUris Sm.). Eastern 

 Australia. Height 20 30 ft. Hard and durable under ground 

 or water, but decaying on exposure. [See also Tea-tree, Black.] 



