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well-drained, deep, loose soil, it grows to a good size. This 
timber is largely used in house-building. Indeed, three-fourths 
of the timber used in our wooden buildings is Moreton Bay 
pine. In first-class houses it is still used for flooring, ceiling 
joists, rafters, and battens or boarding. It is also used for the 
bottoms of punts, where, if it is kept constantly wet, it lasts 
remarkably well. Where this pine grows on anything like level 
ground farmers know they can grow maize, sugar-cane, &c. ; 
and therefore many pine scrubs are cleared for cultivation, to 
the injury of the country, from a timber-merchant’s point of 
view. 
Cypress Pine (Callitris columnaris), — Native names : Wide 
Bay, Coolooli ; Brisbane, Pooragri. This tree grows on sandy 
ground along the coast, on the banks of creeks, and on the 
islands in Moreton Bay and Wide Bay. Salt seems to be 
requisite for its growth. It grows in forest ground. The 
largest I have seen were grown on islands a few miles to the 
south-east of Cleveland. It is used for piles for wharves and 
for sheathing vessels and punts, as it resists the attacks of the 
cobra for a time ; cabinet-makers use it, as it takes a fine polish 
and looks well. 
She Pine (Podocarpus elata) . — Native name : Kidney wallum. 
This tree grows in scrubs, in brush, and even sometimes in the 
forest. It grows in a great variety of soils. I have not 
observed any growing to the north of Noosa of any size. It is 
to be found near Mooloolah and from that to the southern 
boundary of the colony. It has recently been found that it 
resists the cobra, but not so well as cypress pine. It has been 
used as piles for wharves, also for sheathing vessels and punts. 
Both this and cypress pine are rather brittle, but this not so 
much so as the cypress ; it is also used for masts and spars of 
vessels. None else is used by our harbour master. 
Bed Cedar (Cedrela Toona). — Native names: Brisbane, 
Mamin and Mugurpul ; Wide Bay, Woota. This magnificent 
deciduous tree grows in scrubs on granite, basalt, and Devonian 
slate, also on the banks of creeks and rivers descending from 
country of such formations. It is extensively used for joiners’ 
and cabinetmakers’ work. It is the highest-priced timber we 
have got, and is getting very scarce. As it grows to advantage 
in only a few localities, it will repay cultivation in those places. 
Light Yellow Wood (Plindersia OxleyUna). — Grows in as 
many different soiled scrubs as the Moreton Bay pine. It grows 
plentifully on the lower Devonian slates at the Albert Biver. 
There is a limited demand for this timber by cabinetmakers, 
coach-builders, and others. It takes a very fine polish. White 
ants do not eat it when used in house building. It must be kept 
dry. It twists and decays if subjected to the weather. It is 
used for masts and spars of vessels. This is the only timber 
that I know of that the white ants do not eat when kept dry. 
