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Aboriginal Name. — c< Mocondie” of the aborigines of the Clarence and 
Iticlimond. 
Synonym. — Hartighsea Lesserliana, A. De Juss. I give the original 
description, taken from a work difficult of access in Australia. (I will give the 
original description of H. Fraserana in Part XXV). 
H. Foliolis 4-6 alfcernis vel oppositis, lanceolato-ellipticis, brevissime et obtuse accuminatis; 
paniculis laxe paucifloris ; petalis 5 cum tubo stamineo interne coalitis; ovario 4-loculari. 
Rami teretes, glabri, novelli (sicut et petioli) virescentes. 
Folia pinnata, foliolis 4-6 alternis aut per juga oppositis, poll. 3 longis et 1| latis, lanceolato- 
ellipticis, brevissime et obtuse acuminatis, glaberrimis, petiolulatis petiolulo semi-pollicari: 
petioli poll. 4-5 longi, glaberrimi, sub foliorum insertione canaliculati. 
Fanicuhe extra-axillares, pol. 3 longce ; peclunculi versus apicem tantiun et laxe floriferi, graciles, 
partiales, bracteati; pedicelli discolores, 1-1.1 longi. 
Calyx brevis, cupulreformis, subinteger aut irregulariter crenulatus, glaber. 
Fetala 5 glabra, in alabastro crassa et arete in f erse coalita. 
Tabus stamineus cylindricus, 10 dentatus dentibus interdiim bidentulatis, glaberrimus. 
Tubulus ovario longior, cylindricus, crenulatus, extrorsiun glaber, introrsum hispidulus, ciliatus. 
Stylus tubum paululinn superans, glaberrimus. 
Stigma summo stylo incrassato impositum. 
Ovarium conicum, hispidulum, 4 loculare, loculis l-ovu!atis : ovula exangulo interno infra apicem 
suspensa. Fructus .... 
Hab. in Nova Hollandia (v.s.s. in herb. Ventenat Mus. Lessert).—(A. Jussieu in Mem. Mus. 
Paris, xix, 264, 1821). 
Leaves. —Dark, and rather shining on the upper side, paler underneath, 
leaflets 5-10, average length 2f-3 inches (W. Dunn, referring to living trees on 
the Macpherson Eange). 
Flowers. —Mr. Dunn states it flowers in the late autumn ; later than Eed 
Cedar. The flowers have a very agreeable smell. 
Fruit. —“ Of a pretty rosy red ” when quite ripe. 
Bark.—Often rather scaly; somewhat like Eed Cedar. 
Timber. —Following is the earliest description of the timber I can find :—• 
Timber, when fresh, of a deep red colour, emitting a scent similar to the common rose. Used for 
cabinet purposes, for which it has long been highly valued, as well as for the inside lining of houses and 
shipbuilding.—(C. Moore, No. xlvii, in Cat. N.S.W. Exhibits, London Exhibition, 1862.) 
Characteristics. —Of a reddish colour, and has a neat figure. lias a 
fragrant rose-odour. A timber of the mahogany class. Works splendidly, shrinks 
little, and is of good appearance. 
Speaking of a Queensland specimen sent to the Colonial and Indian 
Exhibition, Mr. Allen Eansome says :— 
This wood is of a reddish colour, with a good figure. It worked excellently in the machines, and 
planes especially well. If it can be imported at a reasonable price it might take the place of mahogany. 
