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No. 37. Part X. 
Flindersia maculosa , F.v.M, 
THE LEOPARD WOOD. 
(Family Meliaceje.) 
Aboriginal Name. —Sec vol. i, p. 210. 
“ Bocalla.”—(A. W. Mullen, Bourke.) 
Leaves. —See vol. i, p. 212. 
Edible for stock. Stock eat the small sticks of Leopard Wood, and if its use is prolonged, pith 
balls are developed in the sheep’s stomach.—(A. W. Mullen, Bourke, per favour of C. J. McMaster 
Chairman, Western Lands Board.) 
Timber. —See vol. i, p. 214. 
Wood sometimes used for shafts. Makes good tables when sawn and well-seasoned, but subject to 
boring insects. Ornamental tree; will stand lopping. Very good for mallets.—(R. J. Dalton, 
Wanaaring.) 
White, soft wood, has the same characteristics as Whitewood ( Atalaya hemiylauca ).—(A. W. 
Mullen ) 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
“Leopard tree,” Coolabah, near Bourke, March, 1904.—(R. W, Peacock.) 
Mr. C. J. McMaster furnishes the following information;— 
Leopard Wood, also called Bocalla, Fort Bourke, near Bourke. Plate 1 shows—in the central 
figure—the stage of growth before reaching maturity, and the smaller tree on the right a still earlier stage. 
Plate 2 shows a matured tree. 
Photograph 1 illustrates the second stage of growth, and is more cha - acteristic than the photo¬ 
graph given at p. 213, vol. i, of this work. Photograph 2 shows the mature tree with more abundant 
foliage than that shown at p. 213. 
No. 41. Part XI. 
Angophora lanceolata , Cav. 
THE SMOOTH-BARKED APPLE. 
(Family Myrtace.e.) 
Synonyms. —See vol. ii, p. 17. 
Following is the original description of Metrosideros apocynifolia , Salisb., a 
synonym. It will he observed that it was sent to England by David Burton, an 
early Superintendent of Agriculture, who was killed by the accidental discharge of 
his own gun at the Hawkesbury, in 1792. 
Metrosideros apocynifolia, Salisb., Prod. Stirp. in hart. Chapel Alter ton (1796) p. 351. 
M. foliis suboppositis : laminis ellipticis, marginatis, coriaceis : nervis parullelis. 
Sponte nascentem juxta Port Jackson, legit Dav. Burton. 
Arbor pulcherrima foliis ^marginatis, quae et in aliis vidcs, sed multo obaoletius, ut ea nota hanc 
facile distinguas. 
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