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feet. Found along the coast and for a considerable distance inland. Wood, white 
and hard. Indigenous to Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania. 
No. 75. Acacia longifolia, variety, mucronata : Willdenow. Ord. Leguminosze. 
— A tall shrub or small tree. Wood, hard and close-grained, takes a good polish 
and is durable. Indigenous to Victoria and Tasmania. 
No. 76. Acacia stricta : Willdenow. Ord. Leguminosas. — An erect shrub, from 
three to twelve feet in height. Wood very hard and tough. Found growing in Victoria 
chiefly near the seaboard. Also in the colonies of New South Wales and Tasmania. 
No. 77. Avicennia officinalis: Linnaeus. Ord. Verbenaceae. — “The Native 
Mangrove.’ 5 A glabrous shrub or small tree, sometimes growing to a height of 
twenty feet. The shores of Western Port Bay (Victoria), are densely clothed 
with this plant. It is found chiefly on mud flats, where it grows luxuriantly down 
to low-water mark, and at flood tide presenting nqt an unpleasant picture. It is 
found extensively along the sea coast of most parts of the Australian continent, 
New Zealand, Tropical Asia, Africa, and America. The wood is exceedingly 
tough, and is used for mallets, &c. It is very durable under water and for 
underground work and foundations, but when exposed to atmospheric influences, 
like the Teatree, it soon perishes. The ashes from this wood supplies one of the 
best kinds of potash. Its bark is rich in tannin. 
No. 78. Melaleuca Preissiana ? Schauer. Ord. Myrtacese. — “ The Mountain 
Teatree or Ironwood of Phillip Island.” A handsome tree. Unlike most mela- 
leucas this species, has a rough bark. On Phillip Island, this tree may be seen, 
perhaps, to its greatest advantage growing on the beach, where it attains a height 
of 20 to 35 feet with a diameter of 1 to 2 feet. Wood, very heavy, white, close- 
grained, exceedingly hard and tough, it is very durable, takes a good polish and 
is used for many domestic purposes. The tree is indigenous to the colonies of 
Victoria, South and West Australia where it is found chiefly along the sea coast. 
No. 79. Casuarina distyla: Ventenat. Ord. Casuarinese. — “The Stunted Oak.” 
A low-growing, rigid shrub, seldom exceeding 10 feet in height. It is exten- 
sively distributed through the colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, South and 
West Australia, and Tasmania, chiefly on heath grounds and marshy places. 
Wood close-grained and tough, suitable for handles of tools. 
No. 80. Dodonasa viscosa, variety conferta : G. Don. — “The Victorian Lignum 
Vitae.” A tall-growing shrub or slender tree. Found growing principally on 
barren sandy ridges, close to the sea-shore ; and in some places forming, with 
Leptospermum kevigatum, dense inaccessible scrubs. The wood is very close- 
grained and heavy and of extraordinary hardness and durability. The heartwood 
is of a greenish black color, and is suitable for sheaves for ships’ blocks, rulers, 
tree-nails and fancy cabinet work. 
No. 81. Syncarpia laurifolia : Tenore. Ord. Myrtacese. — “The New South 
Wales Turpentine-tree.” A tall slender tree, of graceful appearance. Indi- 
genous to New South Wales and Queensland. Wood, hard, tough and durable. 
The tree furnishes a valuable resin. Specimen from branch of tree growing in 
Melbourne Botanic Gardens. 
No. 82. Leptospermum scoparium : Forster. Ord. Myrtacese. — A tall, bushy 
shrub in favourable situations, but in alpine districts low and prostrate. Wood, 
close-grained, hard, durable, and nicely shaded ; takes a good polish. Indigenous 
to the colonies of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Tas- 
mania, and New Zealand. 
