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'Aboriginal Name. — " Bogum-Bogum " of the aborigines of the Richmond 

 Eiver, New South Wales. See No. 1 of Moore's " List of Northern Timbers 

 for the London Exhibition of 1862." 



Leaves. — The leaflets are the largest of those of any species of Flindersia. 



Fruit. — The fruit is smaller than that of F. australis, nor are the edges 

 of the valves rough as in that species. 



Baric. — Somewhat resembles that of F. australis, which has doubtless 

 tended to add' to the confusion between the two species. 



Timher. — The following account of this tree was written by the late Mr. 

 Oharles Moore for the " Catalogue of N.S.W. Exhibits at the London 

 Exhibition of 1862":— 



1'his tree is very abundant in the coast brush forests, there attaining a 

 lieight of 80 feet, and 2 feet diameter. Comparatively rare and of small size 

 on the Clarence. Its large, bright, glossy foliage, and masses of terminal 

 ■white flower.s render It a conspicuous object wherever it grows. The wood is 

 sfldom used by the settlers, but as it splits well, might probably be valuable 

 for staves. 



Eor many j-ears the Teak (F. australis) went under the name of F. 

 Bennettiana,' and a caution is given on the subject. We know very little 

 about the "Crow's Ash" (F. Bennettiana). It is certainly a mnch rarer 

 tree than the Teak. We know that it is pale-coloured, and that it is fissile 

 (it is used for staves) ; but what else do we know about it '( What are its 

 properties as compared with Teak and Cudgerie ? 



Size. — Moore says it attains a height of 80 feet, and a diameter of 2 feet. ' 



Habitat. — The localities given in the " Elora Australiensis " are : — ■ 



Queensland.^Wide Bay (Bidwill) ; Brisbane Eiver, Moreton Bay (A. 

 Cunningham, Eraser, W. Hill). 



New South Wales. — Clarence Eiver (Beckler). 



It is a brush tree, and we know very little about its distribution. We 

 do not know its precise southern range, nor are we able to say, with a 

 close approximation to accuracy, its relative abundance on any particular 

 area. 



It is represented in the National Herbarium, Sydney, from the following 

 localities : — 



New South Wales. — Tweed Eiver (Mrs. Grime) ; Lindendale, Lismore, 

 "10-15 feet," also Lismore, "40-60 feet, 9-18 inches diameter" (W. 

 Baeuerlen) ; Experimental Earm, Wollongbar; Eichmond River (J. A. 

 Henderson) ; Eeserve, Dalwood, Eichmond Eiver (W. W. Watts) ; Three- 

 mile Scrub, B,yron Bay (W. Forsyth) ; Stroud district (the late Augustus 

 Eudder), no specific locality given, and, therefore, doubtful. 



Queensland. — Brisbane (J. L. Boorman) ; Eumundi (E. M. Bailey) ; 

 'Gymipie (E. Hamilton-Kenny). 



Eurther information in regard to this tree is desirable. 



} Propagation. — It is readily cultivated from seed. 



But if we knew little of this tree in the forest, it is the best-known of 

 all the Flindersias in cultivation in Sydtiey. It is a handsome avenue tree. 

 Its large glossy leaflets, with a profusion of large white masses of smallish 

 flowers, borne on a neat, erect trunk, render it a valuable addition to any 

 garden of trees. It appears to be perfectly hardy in the Sydney climate. 



