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ARAUCARTA CUXXIXGHA:\III, Ait. 

 " COLONIAL," " RICHMOND RIVER," OR " HOOP PINE." 



Botanical Survey of tlie Sjiecies in New South Wales from data sup|)lic(l by Pii1)lic School 

 Teachers and other correspondents, {See Map.) 



Locality. 



County. 



Remarks 



Acacia Creek ... 



Buller ... 



bonville, Coff' s Harbour 

 Boverie, Lismore 



Burringbar 



Byron Bay 



Casino ... 



Dalmorton 

 Dorrigo 



Raleigh ... 

 Rous 



Rous 



Rous 

 Richmond 



Gresham 

 Fitzroy ... 



The Hoop Pine clothes the sides of the ranges for 

 many miles, and it is impossible to give an idea 

 of the area covered. Wherever the scrubs occur 

 the Hoop Pine is very much in evidence. Every 

 upland or scrubby fiat or steep range has more 

 or less pine growth. All the ranges dividing 

 the waters of the various creeks in this northern 

 coast district throughout their course are covered 

 with scrub, and immense areas of pine are 

 growing thereon. 



Timber. — The average height of this sjilendid tree 

 cannot be less than 140 feet ; diameter, 3-I feet 

 to 4^ feet. I have seen logs taken to mills, 

 girth 15 feet. 



Resin. — Hoop Pine gives a quantity, but none of 

 these give the resin unless incisions are made, 

 and that completely destroys the ti^ee for 

 timber if left. (W. E. Carpenter.) 



Roughly, about 20,000 acres, inland 20 miles from 

 Coff's Harbour. (J. J. Farrell.) 



Occurs in belts or patches mixed with other timber. 

 Resin. — The Hoop Pine e.xudes a deal of it, that is 



when the tree is cut or injured in any way, but 



not unless. (J. Jones.) 



Grows on flat or hilly country amongst oilier 

 timbers ; area about 40 square miles. 



Timber. — Average height, no feet ; average diame- 

 ter, 2 feet 6 inches. (F. T. Clarke.) 



Plentiful. 



Timber. — 150 to 200 feet high, 2 feet to 5 feet in 

 diameter. (H. McLennan.) 



On the ranges at tlie head ol (lie Riilimonil 

 River, miles al)ove Casino, there is a vast 

 su])])ly, which one would think inexhaustible. 

 (J.C.Law.) 



In patches on the inniinlain^ ; llmnsands of ;icres. 

 Timber. — Height, cSo to 100 leel ; dianictcT, j feet 

 6 inches. (J. Cook.) 



(C. F. Laseron.) 



