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(8) Sheoak (Casuarina). Small panels ; tool handles; 

 fishing rods (in joints) ; flexible ; tough. 



(9) Wattle (Acacia). Any of the varieties make tough 

 handle ; screws fairly well. 



(10) Honeysuckle (Banksia marginata). For tool 

 handles that have to stand end blows, as the wood bruises in. 



(n) Red Gum (En. Rostrata). Well known. Some 

 of the curly specimens of grain are very handsome, and 

 furnish small articles of turnery. Very fair tobacco pipes. 



(12) (Bursaria spinosa). Grows along creeks ; shrubby ; 

 4-5 in. dm. Very close in grain ; cuts cheesy ; very suitable 

 for small boxes with ornamented cover. Carves well. One 

 of the best woods for turning. Engraving blocks. Wood 

 whitish with handsome figure. 



(13) (Hakea). A hard, reddish wood somewhat like the 

 Banksias, but with smaller figure. Polishes well. Small 

 panels. (Wimmera district.) 



(14) (Pomaderris apetala). Shrub only. Grows along 

 watercourses in southern portion of the colony. Easily 

 known by its soft green foliage above, and greyish woolly 

 below. Wood very close in grain ; screws well ; whitish 

 colour ; hard when seasoned. Carves and turns excellently. 

 ■One of the best. Engraving blocks (small). Small cogs. 



(15) Callistemon salignus. (Bottle brush). One of the 

 ti-trees found along watercourses. Wood slightly reddish, and 

 exceedingly hard, often called " Stonewood." Carving and 

 engraving. 



• (16) Euc. melliodora. (Yellow box.) Wood of greasy 

 nature ; hard, close grain. Cogs ; large woo'd screws. 



(17) Exocarpus cupressiformis. (Native Cherry). Wood 

 reddish brown, close grain, rather soft, the best wood for 

 carving ; turns well. Very handsome when polished. Much 

 used by turners for hydrant handles. 



Much yet remains for the enthusiast of the nature of 

 many of our woods to discover. The above is only a short 

 resume of my own experience with a few, supplemented by 

 information gathered from miscellaneous sources, chiefly 

 Timbers of Victoria, Cosmo Newberry, Esq. 



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