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Aloriginal Names. — Formerly called "Wat-tah" by the aborigines of 

 the Counties of Cumberland and Camden; "Nummerak" of those of the 

 Illawarra district, New South Wales (Macarthur) ; "Garrong" or " Cur- 

 rong " of the aborigines of Lake Condah, and also of the Tarra, Victoria, 

 aborigines ; " Warraworup " of those of the aboriginal station, Coranderrk, 

 Victoria. 



Flowers. — In the National Herbarium, Sydney, we have flowering speoi- 

 inens in the following months. See page 124. 



Mollis. 



Locality, N S.W. 



January ... 



,) 

 February 

 March . ... 



April 



June 



July 



August ... 

 September 



»» 



October ... 



»» 

 November 

 Deoehiber 



Major's Creek. 



Araluen, Tallwong, Shoalhaven, Peak Hill, Sydney. 



Minore, Dubbo. 



Nyngan. 



Gulgong. 



Booral, near Stroud. 



Greta, Newcastle, Wagga Wagga. 



Port Stephens, Condobolin. 



Burwood, Sydney. 



Middle Head, Sydney. 



lUawarra. 



Port Stephens. 



Port Stephens, Sydney, Moruya. 



Major's Creek. 



Sydney. 



October, Decembei', January, Eebruary^Tasmania. 

 September, November, December, March — Victoria. 



Baric. — This variety of Acacia decurrens is the one which has made the 

 reputation of the bark. The celebrated Tasmanian and Portland (Victoria) 

 bark is the product of this variety. 



I now proceed to give brief descriptions, with analyses, of illustrative 

 samples of this bark, and for practical convenience I divide those of New 

 South Walfes into southern and northern localities, taking the Hawkesbury 

 River as a natural boundary. 



Southern BarTcs. 



A sample of a smooth green bark from a young tree afforded 33-5 per Cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 61-85 per cent, of extract, while a second sample, from 

 an older tree, gave 35-3 per cent, of tannic acid, and 5905 per cent. o£ 

 extract. Both were grown near Penrith, New South Wales. 



A black bark, slightly rugged, from Mulgoa, Penrith, gave 35-56 per cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 59-2 per cent, of extract. It was kno-wn locally as 

 '•■ Green Wattle." 



A sample received May, 1890, and analysed the following month ,was 

 found to contain 34-85 per cent, of tannic acid, and 61-5 per cent of extiract. 

 it came from Burragorang. It is thicker than most barks of this species, 

 and is beginning to be scaly on the outside. Were it not for that defect it 

 •VYOuld be a splendid bark. It was allowed to remain a year too long on the 

 tree, a fault not usually to be found with bark-getters.- 



