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Habitat. — It is confined to northern New Soutli Wales and to Queensland- 

 The type came from near Upper Head, Broad Sound, a little north of 

 Eockhampton. It is a brush tree, andi is not rare in south coastal Queensland. 

 In New South Wales it is " one of the principal, if not the principal, timbers 

 of the district, being unlimited in supply " (Forest Guard W. Dunn, Acacia 

 Creek, Macpherson Eange). "It is found on the Tweed" (Forest Guard 

 S. E. Charles). It grows in the Big Scrub near Lism'ore, and in the scrubs 

 (brushes) all through the Eichmond district. Enormous numbers of this 

 valuable tree have been destroyed in the process of clearing land for culti- 

 vation, and it is equally certain that much of this timber has been unneces- 

 sarily destroyed. In any scheme of forestry this is one of the trees it 

 should be the endeavour of the forester to conserve. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE G7. (FLOWERS.) 



• ' A. Flowering branch. 



u. Expanded flower — (a) Petals, (6) Staminodia, (c) Stamens, (d) 

 Disc, (e) Ovary. 

 ' c. Vertical section of flower showing — (o — e as in b). 



' D. Back of flower. 



I E. Flower more advanced, showing young cone with stigma, 



1'. Stamen. 



G. Young cone. 



H. Vertical section of young cone. 



K. Part of outside of young cone showing hairs. 



L. Part of stem, showing articulation of petiole. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE 68. (FKUITS.) 



A. Leaf (with numerous leaflets). 



B. Capsule about to open. 



c. Deciduous placenta with winged seeds (two on each side of the 

 [ placenta). 



Flindersia Bennettiana, F.v.M. 



' ' The Crow's Ash or Bogum-Bogum. 



Botanical Name. — Bennettiana, in honour of the late Dr. George Bennett, 

 of Sydney (1804-1893). 



Vernacular Names. — The origin of the name " Crow's Ash '' or " Crow's- 

 feet Ash " is one concerning which there is room for conjecture. 



It may be that a timber-getter, in felling a Flindersia, found in a fork 

 tlie remains of crows eaten by some birds (perhaps hawks), the feet alone 

 being left behind. 



Mr. W. Dunn, however, points out another explanation. He states that 

 crows are as fond of the winged seeds as cockatoos are, and thinks it is 

 quite possible the name may have originated in that way. 



The name "Crow's Ash" is one given by somte Queenslanders 'and 

 Eichmond Eiver people to Teak (F. australis). It has also been sent lo 

 me as a name for F. Bennettiana, a closely-allied species. As Teak is a 

 fixture for P. australis, I think it is desirable to encovirage the name 

 " Crow's Ash " for F. Bennettiana, which is one of the high trees in which 

 crows build. 



