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Leaves —Note their very rough sand-papery texture. 
Timber . —It is used at Taree, on the Manning River, for axe-handles, etc. 
Timber said to be durable, very hard, not used.—(C. Moore, Cat. N.S. W. Timbers , Lund. Exh., 1862.) 
Little is known about this timber, hence the somewhat conflicting statements 
concerning it. 
In the Cot. Queensland Timbers, London Exh. of 1862, this wood (referred 
to as Celtis sp.) was stated by Mr. Hill to be “ in bad repute for durability.” 
It is used for linings, ceilings, etc. It may be found a useful Avood for 
turners. It is close-grained, light in colour, and Mr. Bailey suggests that it might 
do for stamps. 
Size. —Varying in size from 50 to 70 feet (C. Moore). We have a tree in 
the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, about 45 feet high with a stem diameter of 4 feet 
at 1 foot from the ground. At 2 feet from the ground it branches, one stem being 
1 foot and the other 2 feet in diameter. 
Habitat .—The following localities are given in the Flora Australiensis :— 
New South Wales. 
Clarence River (Wilcox, Beckler); Clarence and Richmond brushes, Northern 
"Woods, London Exhibition, 1862, C. Moore, No. 33. 
Queensland. 
Brisbane River, Moreton Bay (E. Mueller) ; Queensland Woods, London 
Exhibition, 1862, W. Hill, No. 86; Rockhampton, (O’Shanesy) ; Rockhampton Bay 
(Dallachy). 
It is a tree of the coastal brushes of New South Wales and Queensland. I 
have it from as far south as the Manning River; its extreme northern limit (in 
Queensland) requires to be ascertained. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 50. 
A. Branches, with staminate flowers. 
b. Fruiting branch. 
c. Staminate flower, front view. 
n. Staminate flower, back view. 
E. Pistillate flower. 
p. Fruit showing (a) persistent stigmatic branches. 
o. Vertical section of fruit showing (a) pendulous ovule 
H. Seed. 
(Specimens from Ash Island, Hunter River.) 
B 
