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E. tessellaris, and it will probably prove to be a fact that the prevailing colour is dark' 

 brown, and that they present a good deal of similarity to that timber. 



E. brachyandra F.v.M. E. Spenceriana Maiden. 



E. clavigera A. Cunn. E. tessellaris F.v.M. 



E. papuana F.v.M. 



E. BRACHYANDRA F.V.M. 



Red, hard, and tough. 



E. clavigera A. Cunn. 

 Brownish red, and fairly hard and tough, according to Mr. Froggatt. Described 

 by others as " dark brown " and " rich deep brown." Close in the grain and durable. 

 White-ants will not touch it in the Northern Territory. 



E. papuana F.v.M. 

 Very dark brown. 



E. Spenceriana Maiden. 

 Dark reddish brown. Interlocked, " excellent, durable." 



E. TESSELLARIS F.V.M. 



Dark brown, heavy, interlocked in fibre. 



(c) Eudesmiege. 



The relations of this very small group of trees is purely botanical, and remain 

 of scientific interest at present. Some members of the Group are imperfectly known 

 {e.g., eudesmioides) and may prove to attain a size and an abundance in certain districts 

 which will render them of economic importance. 



E. Baileyana F.v.M. 



E. lirata (W. V. Fitzgerald) Maiden. 



E. tetrodonta F.v.M. 



E. Baileyana F.v.M. 

 Light grey when fresh, very tough, inferior in cpiality. 



E. lirata (W. V. Fitzgerald) Maiden. 

 Brownish, fairly hard and rather free in the grain. 



E. TETRODONTA F.V.M. 



Messmate or Stringybark. Reddish brown and hard. Of considerable 

 importance locally. 



6. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN HARDWOODS. 



I offer this as an empirical classification — 



1. Because they are largely endemic to the Western State, and 



2. For geographical reasons it will be convenient, from all points of view, to keep 



most of the Western Australian timbers separate. 



