188 LI. MYRTACE^. 



M elaleuca — contd . 



leucadendron, Linn. — Broad-leaved Tea-tree. The leaves of 

 all the kinds yield an oil of commercial value, and which 

 was considered by Dr. Joseph Lauterer as a valuable 

 antiseptic. Wood useful for underground work and in 

 water. " Ooclgeroo" of Stradbroke Island, " Mor-ngi " 

 of Palmer River, " Kyenbooree" of Mackay, " Bichuma" 

 of Forest Hill, and " Atchoourgo" of Mitchell River 

 natives. (Plate VIII.) 

 var. lancifolia. Bail. 



var. saligna, Bail. — Weeping Tea-tree. A Northern tree; 

 wood very durable, useful for wharves and underground 

 work. 

 var. Cunninghamii, Bail. (Fig. 167.) 

 lasiandra, F. v. M. 

 genistifolia, Sm. — " Moonah" of Bundaberg natives. Bark 



hard and blackish. 

 Preissiana, Schau. 



var. leiostachya, Bcnth- = M. parviflora, Lindl. 

 armillaris, Sm. 

 styphelioides, Sm. 



Series Capitatse. 



Subseries Pallidiflorse. 

 nodosa, Sm. 

 ericifolia, Sm. 



var. erubescens, Benth. 



Subseries Longifolise. 

 uncinata, R. Br. 

 hakeoides, F. v. M. 



Series Peltatas. 

 minuti folia, F. v. M. 

 foliolosa, A. Cunn. (Fig. 168.) 

 tamariscina, Hook. (Fig. 169.) 



Sn'btribc III . — Eucalyptece. 

 Angophora, Cav. 



subvelutina, Cav. — Apple-tree. Wood used by wheelwrights, 

 intermedia, DC. — Apple-tree. " Bu-groo" of Brisbane River 

 natives. 

 var. W'oodsiana, 5(7/7. — The wood often contains hollows 

 full of liquid red gum. 

 lanceolata, Cav. — Rusty Gum, Sugar Gum, and Cabbage 

 Gum, in different localities. Very like in growth a 

 Spotted Gum tree, but wood only suitable for indoor 

 work. 



