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Wales) it is one of the trees whieh. takes the name of " Motherumba." 

 " Bremgu " is the name at the Lake Hindmarsb aboriginal station (Vic- 

 toria). " Bakka " is a Queensland aboriginal name. " Balkura " is a South. 

 Australian name. 



Le-aves. — I'he leaves are eaten by stock. This is another tree which ia 

 rapidly becoming scarce, owing to the partiality of stock to it. 



Bark. — Mentioned by Sir T. Mitchell for poisoning the fish in siaall 

 lagoons, and Mr. Hill says that the natives of the Fitzroy Eiver, Queens- 

 land, put- it to a like purpose. 



A sample from the Lachlan River, N.S.W., which had then been in the- 

 Technological Museum, five years, is a good specimen of this bark, being- 

 fairly smooth, close, compact, and containing comparatively little fibre. 

 It was analysed May, 1890, and found to contain 15-1 per cent, of tannic acid, 

 and 32-75 per cent, of extract. This species is undoubtedly worthy of con- 

 servation, and even culture, in the dry interior where it is found, particu- 

 larly as the barks there are usually so poor in tannic acid. The blacks are- 

 aware of the value of this tan-bark, ^s they use it for tanning wallaby and 

 other skins. 



Timber. — Close-grained, tough, heavy, dark brown, and nicely marked. 

 The aborigines make boomerangs, and the colonists tables, chairs, and other 

 furniture from it. {General Beport, Sydney International Exhibition^ 

 1879.) It is valued for bullock-yokes in western New South Wales, and 

 also for shafts of carts. Mr. Ci. S. Home tells me that cheffoniers, and 

 other articles of drawing-room furniture, arc commonly made from it itt, 

 western New South Wales, as it takes such a high polish. 



EumuDg (Acacia salioina) . This iieacia is found in tlie interior of New 

 South Wales. It is similar in colour and texture to Blackwood (Acacia 

 melanoxylon) and makes a good club, although inclined to chip and fray. 

 (R. T. Baker.) 



Acacia stenophylla is also called " Eumung " or " Eumong.'' 

 Habitat. — It grows in the drier parts of the States. Following are some- 

 New South Wales specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney: — 



Another tree growing on the river flats (Lachlan Kiver) is Acacia salicina^ 

 Llndl. (Cooba or Native AMUow). It has a diameter up to 2 feet, and is a 

 most useful timber, being in request for cabinet-making and certain wheel- 

 wrights' work. (E. H. Cambage.) 



Thackaringa (Acting Forester?); Bongbilla, Moulamein (T. Grieve). 

 Local name, " Willow." 



This tree in favourulile situations attains a height of S.'i-iO feet, and is the 

 largest and handsomest of our Acacias; is usually regarded as an indication of 

 water at a shallow depth ; wood remarkably light and tough. Ivanhoe, tid Hay 

 (K.H.Bennett). 



Palesthan, via Condobolin (Miss M. A. Clements) ; Lake Cudgellico (J. L. 

 Boorman) ; " Cooba." The most ircstem limit in this part of the Central 

 Division is 20 miles cast of Nyngan (E. F. Rogers, Forest Guard, Nyngan) ; 

 Marra Creek, via Ooolabah (R. W. Peacock) ; Coolabab, large tree " Willow," 

 locally called ''Eumung" (J. L. Boorman). 



A bushy tree about 20-30 feet high. Grows in swampy Box flats or on 

 river banks, Bogan River (A. W. Mullen) ; Brewarrina, Burreu Junction 

 (J. L. Boorman). 



Drooping branches, has appearance of Myall, Pagi^ River, S miles from 

 Scone (R. H. Cambage and J.H.M.) ; Minembah, Whittingham, near Single- 

 ton (Sylvester ISiowiu') ; Dcunian (J.H.M. and J. L. Boorman); Deuman. 

 Small trees, rather erect. No. 1,648 (K. H. t^ambagc). 



