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used in tanning, also furnishing a valuable paper-making material. Yields a 
transparent gum, similar to that of A. decurrens. It is of rapid growth, and is 
distributed throughout the colonies of Victoria and South Australia. 
No. 3. Acacia longifolia : WiUdenow. Ord. Leguminosse. — The “ Long-leaved 
Wattle.” A tall shrub or small bushy tree, of quick growth. Wood takes a fine 
polish and is beautifully grained. Yields a transparent gum ; bark possibly 
useful for tanning purposes. It is found in the colonies of Victoria, New South 
Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
No. 4. Acacia retinodes : Schlechtendahl. Ord. Leguminosse. — A small-sized 
tree, wood hard and tough. Yields transparent gum, bark contains tannic pro- 
perties of considerable value. It is of moderately quick growth, and is found 
extensively throughout the colonies of Victoria and South Australia in open 
country and adjacent to water courses. 
No. 5. Acacia armata : Robert Brown. Ord. Leguminosae. — The “ Prickly 
Acacia.” A tall shrub, growing to a height of twelve feet, extensively used for 
hedges, for which purpose it is well adapted. Wood very hard and close-grained, 
useful for manufacture of fancy pipes, rulers, &c., takes a good polish and is very 
durable. Indigenous to Victoria, New South Wales, South and West Australia. 
No. 6. Acacia saligna : Wendland. Ord. Leguminosae. — The “Weeping 
Acacia.” A small tree of drooping habit and quick of growth, suitable for hedge 
planting. Wood very heavy and tough, but easily worked ; it takes a good polish, 
and is of a fine grain. Yields transparent gum. Bark no doubt valuable for 
tanning purposes. Indigenous to Western Australia. Wood specimen grown in 
Melbournp Botanic Gardens. 
No. 7. Araucaria Cunninghami : Alton. Ord. Coniferae. — The “ Moreton Bay 
Pine.” A magnificent tree of pyramidal habit, attains from 150 to 200 feet in 
height in favourable situations. The wood of this tree is very durable, and is 
esteemed for common household furniture and other domestic purposes. Yields 
gum-resin in large quantities, which may yet be of great commercial value. It is 
of moderately quick growth and very ornamental. It is found growing in various 
parts of Queensland, and on the banks of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed 
rivers in New South Wales. Wood specimen from tree grown in Melbourne 
Botanic Gardens, where it has attained a height of forty-eight feet. 
No. 8. Araucaria Bidwilli : Hooker. Ord. Coniferae. — The “ Bunya Bunya 
Pine.” A magnificent foliaged tree, growing to a height of 150 feet, and having 
a trunk of great girth. Wood dense, hard, and close-grained; makes excellent 
furniture, takes a good polish, and is very durable, commonly known amongst 
artisans as Queensland pine. Yields gum-resin in large quantities. The seeds 
are eaten by the aborigines, and are borne in cones nearly as large as a man’s 
head. Indigenous to Queensland. The tree has attained here a height of thirty- 
five feet. Wood specimen grown in Melbourne Botanic Gardens. 
No. 9. Sterculia diversifolia : G. Don ; syn. Brachy chiton populneum : Robert 
Brown. Ord. Sterculiaceae. — The Victorian “ Bottle Tree.” One of the “ Curri- 
jongs” of the aborigines. A glabrous tree, growing to a height of sixty feet, with 
an enormous trunk, somewhat bottle-shaped in appearance, from which fact it 
derives its common name. Wood very soft and fibrous. It gives early evidence 
of decay ; and would no doubt yield a pulp for paper making. The bark, which 
is in successive layers, is a valuable fibre material, suitable for manufacture of 
mats, ropes, rough cordage, and paper ; and is very rich in a sweet mucilaginous 
