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Acacia — contd. 



elongata, Sieb. 

 Simsii, A. Cituii. 



var. multisiliqua, Be nth. 

 homalophylla, A. Cunn. — Gidgee. " Wong-arrah" of Clon- 



curry natives. Gum eaten. Wood prettily marked, of a 



dark colour ; used for boomerangs and spears. Odour 



of plant very objectionable, 

 georginae. Bail. — Georgina Gidgee ; considered poisonous to 



stock, 

 pendula, A. Cunn. — Weeping Myall. " Boree" of some. 



Bark contains 3.80 per cent, of tannin (/. C. Briinmcli). 



Wood fragrant, excellent for cabinet-work. 

 Oswaldi, F. v. M. 

 coriacea, DC. 

 stenophylla, A. Cunn. — Dalby Alyall ; a good cabinet-wood. 



The bark contains 8.30 per cent, of tannin (/. C. 



Brilnnich). 

 viscidula, A. Cunn. 



■var. angustifolia, Benth. 

 ixiophylla, Benth. 

 dictyophleba, F. v. M. 

 venulosa, Benth. 



melanoxylon, R. Br. — Blackwood of the Southern States, 

 implexa, Benth. — A useful cabinet-wood, 

 harpophylla, F. v. M. — Brigalow. " Ogarah" of St. George 



natives. Bark contains 13.34 per cent, of tannin (/. C. 



Brilnnich) ; yields a reddish-brown dye. A useful 



timber; yields a light or dark brown gum of a sour, 



astringent taste, entirely soluble in water, and forming 



a mucilage as sticky as arabic-gum (Lauterer). 

 excelsa, Benth. — Ironwood Wattle. A large tree, furnishing 



a useful dark timber. " Tooloo" of St. George, " Dar- 



reen" of Eidsvold natives. Bark contains 10.88 per cent. 



of tannin (7. C. Brilnnich) . 

 homaloclada, F . v. M. 

 complanata, A Cunn. 

 binervata, DC. 



Bakeri, Maid. — Furnishes a useful timber. 

 Rothii, Bail. — " Lar" of Batavia River natives, 

 dineura, F. v. M. 

 sericata, A. Cunn. 



oraria, F. v. M. — A tropical beach-tree, 

 flavescens, A. Cunn. — " Dun-chi! " of Cape Bedford and 



" Tun-jol " of Cooktown natives. Wood prettily marked. 



Bark contains .56 per cent, of tannin (/. C. Briinnich). 



