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Alliance MYETALES. 



Order COMBRETACEJE. 



The properties of the order are mostly astringent. 



Suboedee COMBEETE^]. 

 TEEMIJNALIA, Linn. 



Arjuna, Beddome ; Arjun-tree of Bengal ; tr. ; East India. B. 



In India the timber is used for various purposes. Weight per cubic foot, about from 54 to 

 60 lbs. The tree also produces a brown transparent gum. 



Baclamia, DC ; tr. ; Madagascar. A. 

 melanocarpa, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Queensland. A. 



For the warmer parts of the colony this forms an excellent shade tree. 



pyrifolia, Kurz. ; tr. ; East India. A. 

 Timber valuable ; weight about 39 lbs. per cubic foot. 



tomentosa, W. et. A. ; tr. ; East India. A. 

 The bark is used for tanning and for dyeing black, and the ashes of the bark give a kind of 

 lime which is chewed by the natives with betel-leaf. The "Tasar" silkworm (Anthensa Paphia) 

 feeds on its leaves. A lac is gathered from its branches, and it yields also a gum. 



belerica, Roxb. ; tr. ; East India. B. 



Weight of wood about 48 lbs. per cubic foot; after being steeped in water it is said to be 

 durable. The fruit is one of the Myrobalans sent from India to Europe to be used in dyeing cloth 

 and leather, and in tanning. The kernels of the fruit are said to produce intoxication if eaten in 



excess. 



ANOGEISSUS, Wall. 



latifolia, Wall. (Conocarpns latifolia, Roxb.) ; tr. ; East India. A. 

 This tree yields a gum which is extensively used in cloth-printing. The leaves are used for 

 tanning. 



COMBKETUM, Linn. 



purpureum, Vahl. ; sh. ; South America. A.B. 



QUISQUALIS, Linn. 



indica, Roxb. ; Eangoon Creeper ; sli. ; East India. A.B. 



In the Mauritius the seeds of this plant are administered as a vermifuge. 



Order MYRTACEJE. 



(Myrtle or Gum-tree Family.) 

 The products of this order are timber, fruits, gums, aromatic oils, spice, dyes, &c. 



TElBE LEPTOSPEEMEiE. 



CALLISTEMON, R.Br. 



lanceolatus, DC. ; Eed-nowered Bottle-brush ; tr.; E. Australia. A.B. 



MELALEUCA, Linn. 



linariifolia, 8m. ; tr. ; Queensland. B. 



EUCALYPTUS, L'Ser. 



ficif olia, F. v. M. ; Eig-leaved Gum ; tr. ; Western Australia. A.B. 

 globosus, Labill. ; Blue Gum of Tasmania ; tr. ; Tasmania.- A.B. 

 maculata, Hook., var. citriodora ; Citron-scented Gum ; tr. ; Queens- 

 land. A. 

 marginata, 8m. ; Jarrah ; tr. ; Western Australia. A.B. 

 tereticornis, 8m. ; Blue Gum ; tr. ; Queensland B. 

 tessellaris, F. v. M. ; Moreton Bay Ash ; tr. ; Queensland. A. 



TEISTANIA, R. Br. 



conferta, R. Br. ; Brisbane Box ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. A.B. 

 laurina, R. Br. ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. B. 



