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says, “it is regarded as the very best in West Australia for naves and 
« “felloes on account of its toughness, though not sufficiently fissile to be 
“ split into rails; it is for this very reason preferentially sought for 
“& many superior purposes by artizans.” 
Raspberry Jam Wood (Acacia acuminata).—The produce of a tree 
30 to 40 fect high, obtainable in considerable quantities. The wood is 
used for fencing posts, for which it is considered very durable ; the dark 
inet rk. 
Sandalwood (Fusanus spicatus)—A tree 30 feet high, the wood o. 
wo 
s f 
h brown colour, close, even grained, and hard. Tt 
FIJI ISLANDS. 
A large and interesting collection of vegetable products were exhibited 
from these islands, a fine series of which were obtained for the Museum 
of the Royal gardens, of which tke following is a selection. 
Tamarinds, the fruits of Tamarindus indica, preserved in sugar. 
The tree is cultivated in all tropical countries, but it is from the West 
Indian islands and India that the European markets are principally 
he Malay Archipelago, Australia, 
siands. 
Dilo Nut Oil (Calophyllum inophyllum).—A. moderate sized tree of 
an Islands, t 
and Polynesia. From the seeds is expressed a thick, dark, strong 
\umerous uses to which the fruits, fibre, &e, are put. oe 
A considerable amount of attention has been given within the last 
culti al e 
10 years to the cultivation of the cocoa-nu m in the South § 
Islands, and a number of large plantations have been e. 
The following notes are from Handbook to Fiji,’ issued in 
connexion with the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of last year :—“ A 
“ Cc 
ocoa-nut has been known to flower in about four years, and others 
« at longer periods, but a fair crop of fruit need not be expected betore 
« ihe tenth or twelfth year, after which the yield increases steadily 
«“ for five or six years more, when the maximum should be arrived at; 
« it then continues bearing heavy crops for 50 and even 60 years.” 
“Taking the produce of Fiji at 60 nuts per tree per year, an acre 
« would give, say, 4,200 nuts. This would make about two-thirds of a 
ton of Copra, the average value of which is about 7/. 10s., from 
« which deduct the expense of collecting and manufacture, which is 
