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INDIGOFEEA, Linn. 



hirsuta, Linn. ; an. ; Queensland. A.B. 



tinctoria, Linn. ; Indigo-plant; an.; East India and Australia. A.B. 



From this plant the useful dye called indigo is obtained. 



TEPHEOSIA, Pers. 



filipes, Benth. ; her. per. ; Queensland. A.B. 



MUJSTDULEA, DC. 



suberosa, Benth. ; sh. ; East India. A. 



MILLETTIA, W. et Am. 



niegaspercna, F. v. M. ; cl. ; Eastern Australia. A.B. 



pulchra, Benth. ; tr. ; East fndia. A. 



sericea, W. et A. ; cl. ; East India. A.B. 

 WISTAEIA, Nutt. 



chinensis, DC. ; cl. ; China. A.B. 

 var. alba. A. 



EOBINIA, Linn. 



pseudacacia, Linn. ; North American Locust-tree ; tr. ; America. A.B. 

 This North American timber is largely used for shafts, &c. 



SESBANIA, Pers. 



aculeata, Pers. ; an. ; Asia, Africa, and Australia. A.B. 

 This yields a tough fibre for ropes, nets, &c, valued at aboxit £30 to £40 per ton. It is very 

 abundant near the inland Queensland swamps, and the seeds are collected and made into bread by 

 the natives. 



grandiflora, Pers. ; sh. ; East India and Queensland. A.B. 

 Wood white, soft ; weight, 32 lbs. per cubic foot. The tender leaves, pods, and flowers are eaten 

 as a vegetable in India. 



CLIANTHUS, Sol. 



Dampieri, A. Cunn. ; Captain Start's Pea ; an. ; Australia. B. 

 puniceus, Banhs et Sol. ; sh. ; New Zealand. B. 



SWAINSONA, Saliso. 



galegifolia, B.Br.; Indigo-plant or Darling Pea; her. per. ; Austrl. A.B. 



Fully believed to be poisonous to stock in this colony. 



Teibe Hedtsaee^}. 

 SCOEPIUEUS, Linn. 



muricata, Linn. ; Caterpillar ; an. ; Europe. B. 



COEONILLA, Linn. 



glauca, Linn. ; und. shr. ; France. A.B. 



AEACHIS, Linn. 



hypogam, Linn. ; Earth-nut; an. ; West Indies. A.B. 

 A good fodder plant, and from the seeds a large quantity of oil may be obtained. 



ZOENIA, Gmel. 



diphylla, Pers. ; her. per. ; Asia, Australia, &c. A.B. 

 OUGEINIA, Benth. 



dalbergioides, Benth. (Dalbergia Oojeinensis, Roxb.); tr. ; E. India. A. 



A valuable Indian timber tree ; weight of cubic foot of wood, 56 to 60 lbs. The tree also 

 yields an astringent gum of a red colour ; the bark pounded is used to intoxicate fish. In India 

 the branches are lopped for cattle fodder. A crystalline substance, probably magnesia, is 

 sometimes found in the wood. 



DESMODIUM, Desv. 



gyrans, DC. ; her. per. ; East India. B. 

 rhytidophyllum, F. v. 31. ; trai. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 varians, Fndl. ; trai. ; Queensland. A.B. 



