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Classi:&cation« 



The classification of the commercial timbers of New South Wales is still 

 in the tentative stage. 



The vast majority of our commercial timbers belong to the genus 

 Eucalyptus, which itself belongs to the family Myrtaceae, which includes 

 such timbers as Turpentine and Brush-box, which, for want of a better name, 

 I have grouped as myrtles. At this place I quote the following' endeavours I 

 have made during the last twenty years to work out a grouping of our com- 

 mercial timbers. I invite attention to what I have written, as the subject 

 must be discussed. 



1. "Notes on the Oommercial Timbers of New ^South Wales" (first 

 edition, 1895). At page 6 was submitted a classification of — 



( 1. Ironbarks. 5. Cedar, Beech, and Pine. ] 



i 2. Pale Hardwoods. 6. Silky Oak, She Oak, &c. 



^ 3. Eed Hardwoods. 7. Black Bean, Myall, Blackwood. 



, 4. Turpentine and Brush-box. 8. Miscellaneous Brush timbers. 



2. "New South Wales, the Mother Colony of the Australias," Govern- 

 ment Printer, 1896 (see page 168). Here I amplified the previous classifi- 

 cation a little. 



3. In " The Forests of ,New South Wales," a lecture delivered before the 

 Koyal Society of New South Wales, and reported in the Agricultural 

 ■ Gazette for July, 1901, I propose the classification — 



Ironbarks. Pale Hardwoods. 



Boxes. Eed Hardwoods. 



Stringybarks. Turpentine and Brush-box, &c. 



4. " Forestry in New South Wales." University of Sydney Extension 

 Lecture, reported in the Agricultural Gazette for December, 1905, page 

 1185. 



In this lecture, at page 1193, I made new suggestions for classification. 

 I suggested a new grouping of Blackbutt, Pale Box, and suggested that the 

 name Jarrah should include a number of red timbers, including Grey 

 Oums, Forest Mahogany, Woollybutt, Blue Gum, the Red Boxes and Eed 

 Oums. 



Such a Suggestion as this is worthy of consideration if the question of 

 the reduction of the number of names for somewhat similar timbers on this 

 .continent is to be gone into. 



The Wattles (Acacia) seem a sufficiently distinctive group. 



The Pines include the Cypress Pines, and also the She or Brown Pino 

 \iPodo carpus), which has a very different fruit. 



The Silky Oak is a name I propose for such trees as belong to the 

 ^ProteaceWj a family very largely developed in Australia. 



Every Australian knows the She Oak (Casuarina) ; this is a natural 

 ■-group, and nearly all the members have timbers with an oak-like grain. 



The Cedar group includes our well-known Australian Cedar (Cedrela) 

 and other trees such as Eosewood, Eed Bean, &c., which also belong to the 

 family Meliacece. 



Then we have the Australian Teak group (Flinderisa) , from the best- 

 known member, Australian Teak {F. australis). 



