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` White Myrtle (Fagus Cunninghamii).—This wood closely resembles 
the Red Myrtle last deseribed in texture and grain, but differs from it in 
colour, having a brownish-grey tint. Like the red myrtle, it could be 
used as a substitute for mahogany 
Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii ?).—This is a fine close grained wood, 
resembling in appearance some of the descriptions of pine known - 
in this market, but it is harder, heavier, dnd tougher than me of the 
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ilding purposes; wins its strength and toughness should make it 
or gricultural machines, and the sides and 
g was as much as 1 inc 
20 inches, which testifies a — 2 Sables ui petet most 
unusual to find in any wood of this 
Huon Pine (Dacrydium Fae s —This is a negl sound 
and mild iol of a light straw colour. As it easily worked, 
under a comparatively small strain, it is not suitable for joists, beams, 
or the heavier descriptions of builders’ work, and as it could not be 
imported into this country at a price which would compete with 
American pine, its sale in England would be limited. 
Black Wood (Acacia melanoxylon).—-A sound mild-working timber 
of a brownish colour, closely asia with streaks of various shades of a 
reddish brown, and frequently crossed by diagonal marks of a light 
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golden colou ornamental logs of this wood are exceedingly 
beautiful, and should fetch a high price in this market, where they 
could be u ge in place of the best Honduras mahogany, 
work, such as counters and other sh x fittings. The ipo o growth is 
well suited for cooperage work, a barrel made from one of the 
pieces submitted for trial before being artificially ouside is stil quite 
tight, and shows no sign of shrinkag 
Light Wood pede verge ‘ylo my —This is an inferior description 
of black wood, fro t. differs mainly in being of a lighter 
colour, and ‘having a Tega | more open grain. a " it will not 
compete with the blaek wood for highly ornamental cabinet work, it 
could be sca d in the place of cheap mahogany for arike backs and 
other similar wor 
Pencil Cedar (Acacia melanoxylon).—This, like the light wood last 
described, is very similar in grain aud growth to the black wood, and the 
fact that the same Latin name of Acacia melanoxylon is common to 
this and to the two woods last described is sufficient evidence that they 
are varieties of the same tree. If pencil cedar could be imported into 
this country at a ee that would — it to compete with the omen 
descriptions of mahogany and cedar it would meet with a read 
for h the purposes for which these a. are now almost vcaitely 
