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REPORT ON THE BOTANIC AND DOMAIN GARDENS. 
No. lc. Piece of calico stained with liquor obtained from bark of Pipturus 
propinquus. 
No. Id. Piece of woollen cloth, also piece of silk dyed with bark of Pipturus 
propinquus. Mordanted with Chloride of Tin. 
No. 2. Piece of woollen-cloth, also piece of silk dyed with bark of Dais 
cotinit'olia, South Africa, Mordanted with Sulphate of Iron. Samples of paper 
prepared from this bark also exhibited. 
No. 2a. Piece of woollen-cloth, also piece of silk dyed with bark of Dais 
cotinifolia. 
No. 2b. Piece of woollen cloth, also piece of silk dyed with Lark of Dais 
cotinifolia. Mordanted with Chloride of Tin. 
No. 2c. Piece of woollen cloth, also piece of silk dyed with bark of Dais 
cotinifolia. Mordanted with acetate of Iron. 
No. 3. Piece of woollen-cloth dyed with the tubers of the “ Sundew,” 
Drosera spe. — The roots of this beautiful little plant possess similar properties 
(as a dyeing material) to the bark of the “ Queensland Grass-cloth Plant,” 
Pipturus propinquus (No. 1). 
No. 4. Dye, obtained from the bark of Pimelia axiflora (Currijong of the 
Aborigines). Qualities not known at present. Samples of paper and fibre pre- 
pared from this bark also exhibited. 
No. 4a. Piece of woollen cloth also piece of silk dyed with bark of Pimelia 
axiflora (“ Currijong ” of the Aborigines). 
No. 5. Dye, obtained from bark of Laportea gigas. The “Tree Nettle” of 
New South Wales and Queensland. — This bark apparently possesses properties 
exactly similar to those of the bark of Pipturus propinquus (No. 1). Sample of 
fibre prepared from this bark also exhibited. 
No. 5a. Piece of woollen cloth also piece of silk dyed with bark of Laportea 
gigas. The “Tree Nettle” of New South Wales and Queensland. 
No. 6. Dye, obtained from the husks of Sterculia diversifolia. “ The Victorian 
Bottle-tree.” — Quality at present unknown. Samples of fibre and paper, also 
fat-acid obtained from the seeds, exhibited. 
No. 6a. Piece of woollen cloth also piece of silk dyed with husks of Sterculia 
diversifolia. The Victorian “ Bottle-tree.” 
No. 7. Oleo-resin, obtained by a boiling process, from seeds of Pittosporum 
undulatum, “The Native Laurel,” Victoria. — The properties which these seeds 
possess are not sufficiently known at present to admit of a definite opinion being 
expressed as to their economic value. There is no doubt however that with 
proper appliances a valuable resin might be obtained from them in payable quan- 
tities, on account of the abundance of fruit which the tree produces. Sample of 
polished wood, from branch of this tree also exhibited. 
No. 8. Fat-acid, obtained from the seeds of Sterculia diversifolia, “The Vic- 
torian Bottle-tree.” — These seeds would, no doubt yield by expression or other- 
wise, an oil or fatty-matter of considerable value. Samples of fibre and paper 
prepared from the bark of this tree also exhibited, also a dye obtained from the 
husks of the seed. 
By Authority : George Skinner, Acting Government Printer. 
