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TIMBER 
buildings where these pests are prevalent, but it is very 
brittle and will not stand heavy shocks or severe transverse 
strains. The prevailing colour is brown of various shades. 
A nail can hardly be driven into the wood without 
previous boring for fear of splitting it. It is frequently 
found growing spirally, and for this reason is not generally 
well adapted for planking. Black cypress pine is some- 
times used for panelling in railway carriages. 
Weight 50 lbs. per cubic foot. 
There are a variety of oaks, or so-called oaks, Casuarina 
and other species. The She Oak, Silky Oak, Eed Silky 
Oak, are varieties of these. The two former are used for 
coopers' work, wine casks, and butter kegs ; the latter, a red 
variety, for furniture, veneers, gunstocks, picture frames, 
and turnery. There are two species of Honeysuckle, both 
of a reddish colour, which are used for knees in boat- 
building, bullock yokes, wood screws, and turnery. 
Black Bean {Castanosiiermum australe), also known as 
Moreton Bay Chestnut, is the usual substitute for walnut 
in this colony and also in Queensland. It is darker than 
walnut, of finer grain, and takes a good polish, but will not 
readily take glue; tough and durable, of a greasy nature; 
it shrinks very much in drying. 
Weight 40 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Tulipwood [Harpullia jyendula) is a small tree only about 
50 ft. in height, which yields a tough close-grained timber 
beautifully marked with different shades from yellow to 
black, which is fairly durable and much esteemed for 
cabinet work. It somewhat resembles olive wood in 
appearance. It is said to be the best wood in Australia 
for lithographers' scrapers. 
Weight, after long seasoning, 62 lbs. per cubic foot. 
