NOTES ON THE VEGETABLE PRODUCTS OP TASMANIA. 3 



Ornamental Woods. — The different kinds of wood included in the 

 folio vying list are all in constant use for cabinet and fancy work. They 

 are arranged according to their value. The finest specimens of native 

 myrtle, musk-wood, Huon pine, and black-wood, exhibit qualities of the 

 highest excellence, both in tint and variety of venation. 



Native Myrtle (Fagus Cunninghamii, Hook). 



Musk-wood {Eurybia Argophylla, Cass.) — Named from the musky 

 odour of the plant. Diameter, 6 to 15 inches — the butt enlarging 

 towards the ground to \\, and even 2^ feet. Height, 15 to 30 feet. Spec. 

 grav. about "685. Abundant throughout the island in damp localities. 



Huon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii, Hook, fils.) 



Black-wood (Acacia melanoxylon, Br.) 



She-oak {Casuarina quadrivalvis, Lab.) — A portion of the common 

 name is evidently derived from the resemblance of the markings to those 

 of oak. Diameter, 1 to 1| foot. Height, 20 to 30 feet. Spec. grav. 

 about "845. Very common on dry stony hills, except in the north- 

 western districts. 



He-oak {Casuarina suberosa, Otto.) — Diameter, 9 to 15 inches. 

 Height, 20 to 25 feet. Spec. grav. about '855. Common on stony hills. 



Honeysuckle Tree {Banksia Australis, Br.) — Named from the 

 large quantity of honey in the flowers. Diameter, 1^ to %\ feet. Height, 

 20 to 40 feet. Sp. grav. about '645. Abundant on sandy soil. 



Dogwood. — {Bedfordia salicina, D.C.) — Diameter, 6 to 16 inches. 

 Height, 15 to 25 feet. Sp. grav. about - 985. Common of small size, 

 but rare of large proportions. 



NATrvE Laurel. — {Anopterus glandulosus, Lab.) — So named from 

 its laurel-like leaves. Diameter, 6 to 10 inches. Height, 15 to 22 feet. 

 Sp. grav. about '675. Tolerably abundant in some sub-alpine localities. 



Blue Gum {Eucalyptus globulus, Lab.) — Curly-grained variety. 



Peppermint {Eucalyptus amygdalina, Lab.) — Some specimens of 

 this timber have a fine wavy marking. 



Useful Woods. — Silver Wattle {Acacia dealbata, Lindl.) — So 

 called from the whiteness of the trunk, and the silvery green of the 

 foliage. Used for cask staves and treenails. Diameter, 1^ to 2| feet. 

 Height, 60 to 120 feet. Sp. grav. about '795. Very common. 



Iron Wood (Tasmanian). — {Notelosa Hgustrina, Vent.) — An exceed- 

 ingly hard, close-grained wood, used for mallets, sheaves of blocks? 

 turnery, &c. Diameter, 9 to 18 inches. Height, 20 to 35 feet. Sp. 

 grav. about "965. Not uncommon. 



Swamp Tea-Tree {Melaleuca ericifolia, Sm.) — So called, probably, 

 because the leaves of an allied plant (Leptospermum lanigeram, Sm.) with 

 similar bark, are said to have been used as a substitute for tea. Diameter, 

 9 to 20 inches. Height, 20 to 60 feet. Sp. grav. about -824. Used for 

 turnery chiefly. 



Native Cherry {Exocarpus cupressiformis, Lab.) — So named because 



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