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Mr. J. L. Boormun. Collector. Botanic Gardens, visited Mr. Andrews' locality, 

 and furnished the following note : — 



;us with tin- Waratah (Telopca speeiosissima) more or less over an area of 100 square miles, i.e., 



from Boundary d I < r. . k. north to Moojam, south to Tindale, and to the west, following 



the Dividing Range. It is known locally as Red Mahogany, because of the similarity of its bark to that of 



K. resin /• ra, but it has not a red timber like that tree ; it is also known as Needle Bark, because it is prickly 



ib down with the hands The name Porcupine Stringybark is also applied to it for the same reason. 



'■ I have found it growing from Cofi's Harbour to close to South Grafton ; the range seems to be 

 extensive. I have not found it growing off the gravelly (ironstone) ridges, and never on flat country. It 

 attains a height of 60 to 70 Eeet, straight trunks; the matured trees are very unsound (large pipes). The 

 2 Length "f logs 2-1 feet, the girth 6 feet 6 inches. There is no abundant supply of good trees, though 

 they grow in clumps. I have seen the logs sold for "White Mahogany when barked. On one occasion a 

 hauler had the audacity to dispose of a log as Blackbutt, which was converted and sold on the Sydu y 

 market as such." (A. H. Lawrence, Forest Guard.) 



Found at Corindi Creek. 8 miles north of "Woolgoolga, on the Grafton road. Is 

 plentiful in Woolli Woolli State Forest, between Woolgoolga and the Clarence. It is 

 used for general hardwood purposes, weather-boards, flooring, &c. It is a tree attaining 

 a height of 120 feet. It resembles Tallow-wood at a distance, but the bark is of a more 

 stringy nature, resembling i-tringybark. It is known as " Messmate." 



The above particulars were obtained from a report by Assistant Forester 

 C. O. Love. 



Mr. Forest Guard G. Boyd reports on the same area. He says it is known as 

 ' Yellow Stringybark/' It has light yellow flowers, and although called Stringybark, 

 the bark is short-grained and of no value for roofing as our other Stringybarks. It 

 occurs at Woolli Woolli State Forest, No. 23, Bookram Creek, eastern slopes of Coast 

 Range, at 10-200 feet in elevation above the sea. Height 50-80 feet, diameter up to 

 3 feet. 



The type came from Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane (F. M. Bailey) and W. Baeuerlen 

 recorded it from the Evans River, near the Richmond. 



