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situations a graceful tree, attaining a height of thirty feet or more. Wood white, 
hard, close-grained, tough, and durable. Indigenous to the colonies of Victoria, 
New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
No. 49. Tristania conferta : Robert Brown. Ord. Myrtaceae. — A beautiful 
glabrous, tall-growing tree. Wood white, dense, close-grained, and durable. 
Found in New South Wales, Queensland, and Northern Australia. 
No. 50. Hakea suaveolens : Robert Brown. Ord. Proteaceae. — The “ Sweet- 
scented Hakea.” A beautiful bushy shrub, growing to a height of fifteen feet? 
suitable for hedges. Wood hard and tough. Wood specimen from branch of 
plant growing in Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Indigenous to Westerji Australia. 
No. 51. Bedfordia salicina : Be Candolle. Ord. Composite. — The Victorian 
“ Cotton-tree.” A tall-growing, remarkable looking shrub or small tree, attaining 
a height of twenty feet or more ; under side of leaves and young branches covered 
with a close downy substance like cotton. Wood very heavy and close-grained. 
Found growing chiefly in mountain gullies and on banks of creeks in Victoria 
and Tasmania. 
No. 52. Acacia juniperina : Willdenow. Ord. Leguminosaa. — The “Prickly 
Wattle.” A tall shrub, found growing on the sea coast, where it forms dense 
scrubs, and also as an underwood in mountain gullies and ranges in Victoria, New 
South Whales, Queensland, and Tasmania. Wood very hard and tough, esteemed 
by splitters for maul handles, &c.; bark no doubt rich in tannin. 
No. 53. Banksia marginata : Cavanilles ; syn. B. Australis: Robert Brown. 
Ord. Proteaceas. — The common “ Honeysuckle ” of the colonists. A low-growing 
tree. Wood very heavy, soft, of a reddish color, beautifully grained, susceptible 
of a high polish. Scattered throughout various parts of Victoria, New South 
Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania. 
No. 54. Hedycarya angustifolia : A. Cunninyliam ; syn. H. Cunninghami Tul. 
Ord. Monimiaceae. — The “ Native Mulberry ” or “ Smooth Holly ” of the colonists. 
A small glabrous tree, of shrubby habit. Found chiefly in fern gullies and ravines 
adjacent to water in subalpine districts of Victoria and New South Wales. Wood 
hard and close-grained. 
No. 55. Leptospermum lanigerum : Smith. Ord. Myrtaceae. — The “Light or 
Woolly Tea Tree.” A tall bushy shrub or small tree, growing chiefly on banks of 
water courses in high altitudes in the colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, South 
Australia, and Tasmania. Wood very dense and heavy, not durable when exposed 
to atmospheric influences. 
No. 56. Olearia argophylla : F. von Mueller ; syn. Aster argophyllus : Labillar- 
diere. Ord. Compositas. — The “Native Musk tree.” In favourable situations 
attaining a height of thirty feet or more. The upper side of leaves are of a deep 
glossy green ; the under side of a beautiful silvery grey color, slightly tomentose, 
and emitting a powerful musky odor. It delights in rich humid forest soils, and is 
chiefly found in fern gullies and ravines in subalpine situations, where it attains its 
greatest height. Wood highly esteemed in cabinet work and turnery, picture 
frames, &c. It is beautifully grained, very durable, and equal to, if not superior to, 
maple. Indigenous to Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. 
No. 57. Prostantliera lasianthos : Labillardiere. Ord Labiatas. — The “Dog- 
wood.” A shrubby tree, attaining a height of thirty or forty feet in alpine and sub- 
alpine gullies, but in low -lying districts a mere bush. Wood hard, tough, and close- 
grained, young saplings suitable for whip handles and fishing rods. Found growing 
