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Casuarina leftidophloia, F.v.M. 
THE BELAH. 
(Natural Order Casuarinacea:.) 
Leaves (Branehlets). —See vol. ii, p. 80. 
Chiefly used for feeding stock in dry times, and is considered one of the best Oaks for this purpose. 
—(District Forester C. Marriott, Dubbo.) 
Timber. —See vol. ii, p. 81. 
The timber has been incidentally, though not formally, described by me. 
The character of this timber is its absence of figure, most remarkable for a 
Slie-oak. The outer portion (not the sap-wood, which is very narrow) is pale- 
coloured, while the inner portion is of a rich, reddish brown, or even chocolate 
colour. 
Hard to cut or saw, but splits freely with the grain.—(District Forester C. Marriott.) 
Habitat. —See vol. ii, p. 82. 
Generally found in gilgai country. Plentiful in this district.—(District Forester Marriott, Dubbo.) 
Acacia Creek, Macpherson Range.—(Forest Guard W. Dunn.) 
No. 55. Part XIII. 
Heterodendron olecefolium, Desf. 
THE WESTERN ROSEWOOD. 
(Natural Order Sapindacea:.) 
Vernacular Names. —See vol. ii, p. 86. 
Heterodendron olecefolium is known here (Pangee to Nymagee) and to the eastward, towards Dubbo, 
both as Rosewood and Whitewood, the confusion having probably arisen in the following manner :—North 
of Nyngan and around Bourke the tree known as Whitewood is Atalayn hemiglauca; and the wood, 
which is not extremely hard for a western timber, is white right through. It is seldom to be found to the 
south of Nyngan, but the other tree, Heterodendron olecefolium, is, and in young trees the wood is all white, 
while the bark somewhat resembles that of Atcdaya hemiglauca, which partly accounts for the confusion. 
In mature trees of Heterodendron oleafolium, which reach a height of 40 feet, with a diameter up to 2 feet, 
the centre wood turns red, which suggests the name of Rosewood, and it is exceedingly hard, though not 
tough. Near Nymagee I have known large trees of it called Iron wood, owing to the hardness of the 
wood. Through having white wood when young and red wood when mature, is another and probably the 
chief reason why the tree has the two names of Whitewood and Rosewood, for I found that on some 
holdings they are considered two species. Between Bourke and Cobar it is seldom much more than a 
shrub, with pale glaucous leaves, and is one of the plants known as Blue Bush, though on Gundabooka 
Station I have heard it called Rose Bush as well.—(R. H. Cambage, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.&. IF, 1901, 
p. 200.) 
“ Cabbage Basil ” and “ Bullock Bush.”—(Assistant Eorester Andrew C. 
Loder, Broken Hill.) 
