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furniture, for the manufacture of pianofortes, for boat-building and a 

 variety of other work. As this important tree is largely extirpated in 

 the cedar brushes, it is highly desirable to form of it in our rich forest 

 gullies independent plantations for future local supply. The Red 

 Cedar is hardy at Melbourne, but in our open exposed gardens and 

 poor soil of slow growth. 



Celtis Australia, L. 



The Lotus tree of South Europe and North Africa. Of longevity, 50 feet 

 high, available for avenues. Berries edible. Wood hard and dense, 

 eligible particularly for turners and carvers' work. 



Celtis Occidentalis, L. 



The Huckberry Tree. A fine forest tree in Ohio, and other parts of 

 North America. Height, 80 feet. The variety called G. crassifolia is 

 the best. The sweet fruits edible. Wood elastic and fissile. 



Ceratonia Siliq.ua, L. 



The Carob tree of the Mediterranean regions. It attains a height 

 ^ of 30 feet and resists drought well. Wood pale red. The saccharine 



pods, Algaroba or St. John's Bread, of value for domestic animals. 



The seeds germinate readily. 



Cinnamomum Camphora, Nees.* 



The Camphor tree of China and Japan, attaining a height of about 

 40 feet. It endures the occasional frosts of Port Phillip, though the 

 foliage will suffer. The wood, like all other parts of the tree, is 

 pervaded by Camphor, hence resists the attack of insects. 



Corylus Colurna, L. 



The Constantinople Nut tree, the tallest of Hazels, attaining 60 feet 

 in height, of rather quick growth. This, as well as the European 

 Hazel {Corylus Avellana, L.) and the Japan Hazel (C. heterophylla, 

 Fischer) might be grown for copses in our forest gullies. 



Corynocarpus laevigata, Forst. 



The Karaka of New Zealand and the principal forest tree of tho 

 Chatham Islands, attaining the height of 60 feet. The wood is 

 light, and used by the natives for canoes. The pulp of the fruit is 

 edible. Cattle browse on the foliage. In rich humid soil the tree 

 can be adopted for avenues. 



Diospyros Virginiana, L. 



The N. American Ebony or Parsimon. A tree 60 feet high. Wood 

 very hard and blackish. The sweet variety yields a good table fruit. 



Engelhardtia spicata, Blume. 



The spurious Walnut tree of the mountains of Java and the Himalayas. 

 It reaches a height of 200 feet. 



Eucalyptus amygdalina, Labill. 



In our sheltered springy forest glens attaining not rarely a height of 

 over 400 feet, there forming a smooth stem and broad leaves, pro- 

 ducing also seedlings of a foliage different to the ordinary state of 

 Euc. amygdalina, as occurs in more open country. This species or 

 variety, which might be called Eucalyptus regnans, represents the 

 loftiest tree in British territory, and ranks next to the Sequoia Welling- 

 tonia in size anywhere on the globe. The wood is fissile, well adapted 

 for shingles, rails, for housebuilding, for the keelson and plank- 

 ing of ships and other purposes. Labillardiere's name applies ill to 

 any of the forms of this species. Seedlings raised on rather barren 

 ground near Melbourne have shown the same amazing rapidity of 

 growth as those of Euc. globulus ; yet, like those of Euc. obliaua, 

 they are not so easily satisfied with any soil. 



