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8. "Wood used by the Aborigines for the purpose of procuring Pire" 

 (iv, 135). 



A matter of ethnological interest only, but still not to be neglected. 



9. " Aboriginal Methods of- Procuring Water " (vi, 14) . 



From trees and vines. It is conceivable that, in some cases, the 



information thus obtained may be of real value to the traveller suffering- 



from thirst. But -whether such information is of direct practical 



' application or not, an!y aiathenticated information concerning- the 



aborigines should be cherished by us. 



10. "Fish Poisons of the Australian Aborigines" (vi, 31). 

 Most of them are products of trees and shrubs. 



11. A Few Notes on Saponins" (Poisonous "Vegetable Soaps") (vi, 55). 

 These t-wo papers may be taken together, for often the active principle 



in the pods, twigs, or bark of a tree, -which causes the stupefaction or 

 death of fish vrhev. they are thro-wn into the -water, is a sapionin. 



12. " Timbers which cause Irritation of the Skin and Mucous Membrane "' 

 (v. 174). ■ 



This is a subject of which but little is known, since 'information in 

 regard to such effects in Australian timbers has only been collected of 

 ■ recent years, and obviously we are only on the threshold of the subject. 

 Af in the case of herbaceous plants which cause irritation of the skin, it 

 would appear that some people are immune to this kind of irritation, 

 at all events for. long periods. 



13. "Enemies of Trees " (vi, 209). 



Classified undjer the headings : Meteorological, Fires, Soil, Parasites,. 

 Animals, Miscellaneous. This subject, although of vast importance to 

 the forester, has been little dwelt upon in Australia, and foresters are 

 invited to record their experiences in regard to the causes which, 

 contribute to the decay of individual trees and of forest areas. 



14. " Marine Wood-borers," by C. Hedley, F.L.S. (vi, 266). 



The relative powers of resistance of certain timbers to wood-borers 

 in salt water is very little known, or at least recorded, and M*. Hedley's- 

 paper is of considerable importance. 



15. "Birds and Animals as Aids to the Forester" (iv, 116). 



A brief note on a subject which will have more importance as the 

 attention of foresters and other nature students gets drawn to it. 



16. " Twist in Australian Timber " (iv, 15). 



A discussion of the question as to the extent to which winds and the 

 sun, acting on the heads of living trees, are responsible for the twist 

 observable, more or less, in timber. 



17. " Walking-sticks and Umbrella-handles from New South Wales ''' 

 (iv, 132). 



Attention is drawn to the possibilities of a minor industry. 



18. "Gum-leaves, sometimes edible, sometimes not" (see p. 27). 



Attention' is drawn to the contradictory statements in regard to the 

 fodder-value of certain trees. 



19. "On some Natural Grafts between Indigenous Trees" (vi, 79). 



20. " Tree-planting for Shade and Ornament in New Soutli Wales, witb 

 -^special reference to Municipal requirements " (vi, 290). 



