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1 5 1 . Nephelium leiocarpum, F. v. Mueller . 
Natural Order — Sapindacece. 
On the south-eastern boundary of the colony. A beautiful 
tree. The timber sometimes ornamental. 
152 . Notelsea ligustrina, Ventenat. 
SPURIOUS OLIVE. Natural Order— Oleaceee. 
Found on shady torrents in the southern portion of the colony, 
but seldom elsewhere. A tree of small dimensions. This is the 
Heartwood of Tasmania. Wood very hard, and yields a very 
peculiar figure. (Extracts from Jurors' Report , Lond. Ex., 1862.) 
153 . Panax Murrayi, F. v. Mueller. 
PALM-PAN AX. Natural Order — Araliacece . 
In Victorian territory only to be found on the south-eastern 
boundary of New South Wales. The slender, palm-like stem 
attains seldom above 1 foot in diameter, though not rarely a 
height of 80 feet. The wood is singularly light and soft ; is white 
and has a large pith. Specific gravity, 0*348, or weight of a cubic 
foot nearly 22 lbs., according to one experiment. 
154 . Panax sambueifolius, Sieber. 
In forest valleys, particularly in the Fern-tree gullies. A small 
tree only ; in Victoria it constitutes the variety hypoglama. 
155 . Persoonia arborea, R. Brown. 
Natural Order — Proteacece. 
In the Fern-tree gullies, only on the south-western base of our 
Alps. The tallest of all the species of this genus, reaching a 
height of fully 30 feet. A handsome timber. 
