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12 . Acacia linearis, Sims. 
Frequent in moist forest-valleys through the southern and 
eastern parts of the colony. Usually a rather small tree ; wood 
available for minor furniture, implements, &c. 
13. Acacia longifolia, Willdenow. 
Chiefly in the eastern and southern parts of the colony. A 
large shrub, or frequently a small tree, yielding excellent wood 
for small cabinetwork and various tools, &c. The variety A. 
sophoral is particularly well adapted for binding coast-sands. 
14. Acacia lunata, Sieber. 
North-eastern part of the colony. A small tree only. 
15. Acacia melanoxylon, R. Brown. 
BLACKWOOD. LIGHTWOOD. 
Rather frequent on many rich river flats, thence extending often 
into valleys and on to flats. A middle-sized to a large tree, 
yielding magnificent wood for every kind of cabinetwork, as it 
has a beautifully-marked and richly-coloured grain, which takes 
a polish freely, and gives an effect hardly to be surpassed, even by 
walnut. It is very close-grained and heavy, and is useful for all 
purposes where strength and flexibility are required. It is 
largely used by coach-builders, for cooperage, in the construction 
of railway carriages and trucks, and in the better class of agri- 
cultural implements. It is also used for gun-stocks, and a variety 
of turnery work, and is the best for bending under steam. 
Specific gravity, from 0*664 to 0*777 ; weight of a cubic foot of 
dried wood, 41-48 lbs. The yield of charcoal from the wood, 
29*250 per cent.; crude wood vinegar, 40*250 per cent.; and of 
tar, 7*062 per cent. (F. M., Osborne, Hoffmann.) 
This species yields tanners’ bark, which is inferior, however, to 
that from Acacia clecurrens. 
16. Acacia myrtifolia, Willdenow. 
Widely distributed over the colony in mountain and forest 
regions, rocky hills, &c. A tall shrub. 
17. Acacia Osswaldi, F. v. Mueller. 
In the Mallee scrub, not uncommon, but always remaining a 
small tree. The plant is exquisitely adapted for tall hedges. 
