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“ Boree ” is a native name in the Hay District according to the late K. H. 
Bennett. It bears this name also in the Balranald, Wagga Wagga, Barmedman, 
and Grenfell districts. 
Leaves (Phyllodia).—That this is a useful fodder tree is unquestionable, hut 
there are differences of opinion as to its precise value. 
Stock, especially sheep, are very fond of the leaves of this tree, especially in 
seasons of drought, and for this reason, and because they eat down the seedlings, it 
has almost become exterminated in many parts. Horses do not like it. 
Mr. R. W. Peacock writes of it:—“ Myall is rapidly becoming exterminated 
through overstocking. Although of the same genus as the ‘ Mulga 5 is not nearly 
such a good fodder plant, sheep not being particularly fond of it. Its silvery foliage 
and pendulous habit give it rather an attractive appearance.” 
Mr. P. B. Guthrie in Agricultural Gazette, October, 1899, gives the following 
analysis of the leaves :— 
Water. 
Ash. 
Fibre. 
Ether 
Extract 
(oil, &c.). 
Albu- 
menoicls. 
Carbo¬ 
hydrates. 
Nutrient 
value. 
Albu- 
menoid 
ratio. 
Tannin 
(Oak bark). 
No. 33 
48-45 
4-45 
19-64 
1-21 
9-62 
16 63 
29 
1 : 2 
0-5 
Fruit. —The legumes or pods are unusually flat, and the seeds are flattish. 
Timber. —Wood hard, close-grained, of a rich dark colour, and beautifully 
marked. It was used by the aborigines for boomerangs. It is heavy, and rarely 
exceeds a foot in diameter, and yet has been used for veneers. So long as it remains 
unpolished it preserves its peculiar fragrance of violets, which does not occur in 
greater perfection in any other tree. As soon as this remarkable property became 
known to European manufacturers the wood came into request for making glove, 
handkerchief, and other fancy boxes, and especially for tobacco-pipes. Other Acacia 
woods are often artificially scented to imitate the true Myall, but the perfume of 
the wood thus prepared is fugacious. 
In the Sydney Morning Herald of the 16th March, 1894, appeared an 
announcement that the Aberdeen line steamer “Damascus” took “a lot of Myall 
for the British Admiralty, that wood having been selected as best suited to the 
requirements of the Ordnance Department as material for the manufacture of 
spokes for gun carriages.” I never heard whether the timber was considered suit¬ 
able for that purpose. It is one of the best fuel woods in the districts in which 
it occurs. 
