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purposes and to subdue paludal malaria or fever-provoking 

 effluvia. The branches of M. cricifoliaiurnisli the best mate- 

 rial in Victoria for lasting easily-worked garlands. 



Melaleuca leucadendron, Linne. 



The Cajaput Tree of India, North and East Australia as far 

 south as 34° south latitude. This tree attains a height of 80 

 feet, with a stem up to 4 feet in diameter, on tidal ground ; it 

 can with great advantage be utilised for such areas for sub- 

 duing malarian vapours in salt swamps where no Eucalyptus 

 will live. ^ Its bark protects it against conflagrations. The 

 wood is fissile, hard, and close-grained, regarded as almost 

 imperishable underground, and resists the attacks of the ter- 

 mites. It is well adapted for posts, wharf -piles, ship-building, 

 and various artizans' work. 



Melaleuca parviflora, Lindley. 



Extra-tropical Australia. A tall bush or small tree. One of 

 the most important plants for fixing moving coast sands. 



Melaleuca styphelioides, Smith. 



East Australia. Height of tree to 60 feet, stem diameter to 

 2| feet. The timber is hard, close-grained, and stands well in 

 damp situations. It is said that the timber has never been 

 known to decay (Queensland Exhibition, 1878). Tree adapted 

 for swamps. 



Melaleuca trichostachya, Lindley. 



Tropical East Australia. A small tree deserving attention as 

 eligible for saline land, on which it can be raised much more 

 easily than Myoporum insulare. M. Thozet observes that it 

 occurs in places where it is bathed by the tides ; also that 

 large saplings without roots can be transplanted. Thus it may 

 be destined to aid with several of its congeners and with 

 Salicornias, Avicennias, ^giceas, Batis, and some other plants 

 to reclaim low muddy shore lands from sea-floods. M. squar- 

 rosa. Smith, of South-East Australia, can also be grown in 

 swamps to subdue miasmata. It attains exceptionally the 

 height of 60 feet with a stem of 2 feet in diameter. 



Melia Azedarach, Linne. 



Called "the Pride of India." South Asia, North and also 

 East Australia, and there to far extra-tropical latitudes. 

 As an avenue tree not without importance, because it will 

 successfully cope with diyness of clime and sterility of 



