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Latrobe Paver, at Wilson’s Promontory and in the Cape Otway 
.Ranges. A magnificent tree, attaining a height of 200 feet, On 
the Mount Baw-Baw Ptanges this beech mainly constitutes the 
forest for many miles. (F. v. Mueller.) Our beech has a reddish 
coloured wood, much employed by cabinetmakers for various 
articles of furniture. _ Very large planks of it are obtained of 
a highly beautiful grain and figure, and when polished its orna- 
mental character is sure to attract attention. It is also used for 
n h Q a Q° 88 w f - T' Le6 i S by miUwri 8 htp - Average specific gravitv, 
0 e»d. Weight of a cubic foot of dry wood, about 55 lbs. 
114. Ficus scabra, Forster. 
THE NATIVE FIG THEE. Natural Order— 
Urticacece. 
Here restricted to the most eastern regions of Gippsland. 
An evergreen tree of medium size. 
115. Geijera saiicifolia, Schott. 
Natural Order — Rutacece, 
With us confined to the desert cn the River Murray, where it 
is only a small tree or shrub. 
116. Goodia lotifolia, Salisbury. 
Natural Order — Leguminosce, 
In many parts of the colony. A small tree or shrub. Foliage 
hurtful to cattle and sheep. (Dr. Lloyd.) 
117. Grevillea variabilis, Lindlcy. 
Grampians, Wimmera, and on a few adjacent plains. A shrub 
of several or many feet in height. 
118. Hakea acicularis, R. Brown. 
Natural Order — Proteacece . 
Wilson’s Promontory, Macalister River, and ranges near 
Steiglitz. A shrubby or seldom somewhat arborescent species. 
119. Hakea eriantha, R, Brown. 
East Gippsland. A tree of small size. 
