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Latrobe River, at Wilson’s Promontory, and in the Cape Otway 
Ranges. A magnificent tree, attaining a height of 200 feet. On 
the Mount Baw-Baw Ranges this beech mainly constitutes the 
forest for many miles. (F. v. Mueller.) It 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 
the cogs of wheels by millwrights. Average specific gravity, 
0.883. Weight of a cubic foot of dry wood, about 55 lbs. 
1 14. Ficus scabra, Forster. 
THE NATIVE FIG TREE. Natural Order — 
Ur tic ace ce. 
Here restricted to the most eastern regions of Gippsland. An 
evergreen tree of medium size. Height up to 100 feet. Timber 
brittle. Fruit edible. 
1 15. Geijera salicifolia, Schott. 
Natural Order — Rutacece. 
With us confined to the desert on the River Murray, where it is 
only a small tree or shrub. The wood is close, tough, light brown 
in colour, and nicely marked. 
1 16 . Goodia lotifolia, Salisbury. 
Natural Order — Legummosce. 
In many parts of the colony. A small tree or shrub. Foliag’e 
hurtful to cattle and sheep. (Dr. Lloyd.) 
117. Grevillea variabilis, Lindley. 
Grampians, Wimmera, and on a few adjacent plains. A shrub 
often many feet in height. 
1 18. Hakea aeicularis, R. Brown. 
Natural Order — Proteacece. 
Wilson’s Promontory, Macalister River, and ranges near 
Steiglitz. Shrubby or seldom arborescent species. Source of 
a gum*resin. 
