BOTANY. 
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abundantly, to a handsome tree, full thirty feet in height, and very 
branching. The bark does not attain much thickness, but the 
timber is very handsome. Bears seed abundantly. — Hab. S.W. of 
Europe. 
643. Q,. sp. ? \ 
644. Q. sp. ? Several species of oak recently introduced from 
645. Q. sp. ? ) Kew Gardens, but at present all small plants 
646. Q. sp. ? in the gardens at Government House. 
647. Q. sp. P / 
97. Betui.ace.'E ( Birch Family). 
Betula, Linn. 
648. B. alba, Linn. — The common Birch has recently been in- 
troduced from the Boyal Gardens at Kew. — Hab. Europe, Asia, 
N. America. 
98. Casuarinm. 
Casuarina, Linn. 
649. C. leptoclada, Moq., near C. muricata, Roxb. — Red-flowered 
Casuarina, or Beefwood ; attains to a tree twenty feet in height ; 
Uncultivated and rather common ; Plantation, Prospect, &c. Al t, 
3 '2 to 4. The wood of this tree is used for turning, &c. It is of a 
beautiful red colour, with a grain somewhat resembling raw beef, 
bence its name ; seeds freely. — Hab. Australia. 
650. C. quadrivalvis, Labill. — Yellow-flowered Casuarina ; one 
bne large tree at Fairyland, about twenty feet high. M. Alt. 4. — 
Hab. New South Wales. 
651. C. muricata, Roxb. — Beefwood Tree, recently introduced 
from the Royal Gardens at Kew. — Hab. E. Indies. 
99. Salic ace/e [Willow Family). 
Populus, Linn. 
652. B. alba, Linn. — White Poplar, or Abele Tree; grows well 
an d abundantly about the central part of the Island to a tree 
twenty feet high. Does not seed, but propagates very rapidly from 
the roots. — Hab. Europe, and temp. Asia. 
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