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Torreya taxifolia, Arnott. 



Florida. A tree 50 feet in height, with a firm, close-grained, durable 



wood of a reddish color. 

 Widdringtonia juniperoides, Endl. 



South Africa, 3000 to 4000 feet above sea level. A middling sized 



tree, rich in resin. 



II.— MISCELLANEOUS TREES, NOT CONIFEROUS. 



Acacia acuminata, Benth. 



A kind of Myall from Western Australia, attaining a height of 40 feet. 



Acacia decurrens, Willd. (A. moUissima ) Willd. A. dealbata, Link.) 

 The Black Wattle or Silver Wattle. From the eastern part of 

 S. Australia, through Victoria and N. S. Wales, to the southern part 

 of Queensland, in open plains a small or middle sized tree, in deep 

 forest recesses a lofty tree, of singularly rapid growth. Its wood can 

 be used for staves and many other purposes, but its chief use would be 

 to afford the first shelter, in treeless localities, for raising forests. Its 

 bark, rich in tannin, and its gum, not dissimilar to Gum Arabic, 

 render this tree also important. Other quick growing trees, useful in 

 various ways, growing in any soil and enduring drought, can be 

 used simultaneously, by mere dissemination, in ploughed ground, for 

 dense temporary belts of shelter, or for quick yielding fuel planta- 

 tions, such as Acacia pycnantha, A. lophantha, Casuarina quadri- 

 valvis, Casuarina suberosa, Eucalyptus melliodora, Eucalyptus viminalis 

 and many other Eucalypts, all easily growing from seed. 



Acacia homalophylla, Cunn. 



The Victorian Myall, extending into the deserts of N.S. Wales. The 

 dark brown wood is much sought for turner's work on account of its 

 solidity and fragrance ; perhaps its most extensive use is in the 

 manufacture of tobacco pipes. Never a tall tree. 



Acacia Melanoxylon, B. Br. 



The well known Blackwood of our river flats and moist forest 

 valleys, passing also under the inappropriate name of Lightwood. In 

 irrigated valleys of deep soil the tree will attain a height of 80 

 feet, with a stem several feet in diameter. The wood is most valu- 

 able for furniture, railway carriages, boat-building, casks, billiard 

 tables, pianofortes (for sound-boards and actions), and numerous 

 other purposes. The fine-grained wood is cut into veneers. It takes 

 a fine polish, and is considered equal to the best Walnut. Our best 

 wood for bending under steam. For further details refer to the 

 volumes of the Exhibitions of 1862 and 1867. 



Acer campestre, L. 



Extends from Middle Europe to North Asia. Height 40 feet, in shelter 

 and deep soil ; the yellow and purple tint of its foliage in autumn 

 render the tree then particularly beautiful. The wood is compact 

 and fine-grained, and sought for choice furniture. The tree can be 

 trimmed for hedge growth. Comparatively quick of growth, and easily 

 raised from seed. These remarks apply to almost all kinds of Maples. 



Acer dasycarpum, Ehrhart. 



The Silver Maple of North America. Likes rather a warmer climate 

 than the other American Maples, and therefore particularly desirable 

 for us here. Height 50 feet ; wood pale and soft, stem sometimes 9 

 feet in diameter. 



