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6. Acacia discolor, Willdenow. 
Occurs on heath grounds on the lowlands, as well as on the 
mountains of Gippsland. A small tree only. 
7. Acacia doratoxylon, Cunningham . 
SPEARWOOD. 
A small tree, restricted to the north-east part of the colony. 
Its hard and durable wood may be employed for cabinetwork, 
and is used by the aborigines for the manufacture of their spears 
and other weapons. 
8 . Acacia homalophylla, Cunningham . 
MYALL. 
Is found in the Mallee scrub. A small tree, being in Victoria 
the only species yielding the violet-scented Myailwood. It 
possesses a dark and beautiful duramen. From its generally 
small size the use of its timber is mostly confined to the manu- 
facture of tobacco pipes, whip handles, and small articles in 
turnery. This species yields a gum, which is more or less 
copiously available during the summer season. 
9. Acacia implexa, Bentham. 
Scattered over ridges of the lower Silurian formation, from 
Port Phillip to the Pyrenees and Upper Murray, but nowhere 
common. A middle-sized tree ; wood useful for cabinetwork, 
turnery, and cogs. Specific gravity, 071 1 ; weight, 44 lbs. per 
cubic foot of dry wood. Bark available for tanning. 
10. Acacia juniperina, Willdenow. 
In the granite formation of Gippsland ; also in the Grampians 
and a few other places. 
11- Acacia leprosa; Sieber. 
NATIVE HICKORY. 
Dandenong Ranges and elsewhere in moist forest-valleys 
through the southern and eastern parts of the colony. Usually 
a rather small tree with a slender stem, yielding excellent wood 
for small cabinetwork and turnery. 
