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The Queensland Naturalist April, 1936. 
Government Botanist of Queensland, this fine wattle 
grows well in Brisbane, but does not usually flower very 
well, as the flower buds form but do not open. A colder 
climate suits it better ; in Canberra it does remarkably 
well. Acacia decurrens, known as the Green Wattle from 
its bark, also as the Black Wattle from its dark foliage, 
and its variety, A. mollisima , are the only other wattles 
that have been used to any great extent, but specimens 
of many others may be seen, including A. pyonantha , the 
Golden Wattle of Southern States, also Acacia melan- 
oxylon , the Tasmanian Blackwood, A. prominens , which 
is something like A. Uni folia and A. podalyriaefolia , our 
Silver Wattle, that looks very unhappy. 
Coming to the Acer or Maple family, numerous forms 
of Acer japonica, the Japanese Maple, are grown chiefly 
as shrubs. In their new soring growths, also with their 
autumn tints, the colourings of these dainty Maples are 
very beautiful. Acer platanoides , the Norwegian Maple, 
is a tree of fair size, with glorious yellow tones of foliage 
in autumn. Acer pseudo-plat an us, the Sycamore Maple, 
is a large tree of many forms; it has large five lobed 
leaves, sometimes of a purplish red underneath, beautiful 
in young growth, also in autumn tints. Acer rubrum is a 
North American species, known as the Red, Scarlet or 
Swamp Maple. The flowers are red or scarlet, the foli- 
age has beautiful tints, and the tree is one of the largest 
in growth of the maples. 
The only Araucaria I noticed was A. Bidwillii , our 
old friend the Bunya Pine. It was not happy, but at 
Duntroon, the abandoned for the present military train- 
ing establishment, there are two large specimens growing 
in the garden of one of the original houses of the district. 
Mr. Bruce is hoping that the Bunya will thrive better 
later on in Canberra, when sheltered by other large 
conifers. Of the Cypress Pines, Callitris calcar at a , the 
Black Cypress or Wide Bay Cypress Pine, is well repre- 
sented, also CL )cu{pressifdrmis } the South Queensland 
Cypress, and Callitris glanca , the more inland species. 
Cedrus is one of the most beautiful genus of conifers. 
Cedrus Libani is the Cedar of Lebanon, which tradition 
informs us provided the cedar for the construction of 
King Solomon’s Temple. Cedrus Atlaniica is the Mount 
Atlas Cedar, a large pyramidal tree growing up to 120 
feet in height, and Cedrus deodara is the Himalyan Cedar, 
of somewhat similar growth to C. atlantica , but its branches 
have a rather more drooping habit; all three are featured 
largely in Canberra, and are making wonderful growth. 
A large, fine old specimen of Cedrus Libani I saw grow- 
ing in the grounds attached to the Governor-General’s 
