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Size. —Usually a gnarled tree; it attains a height of up to 50 feet and a 
trunk diameter of 3 feet. 
Habitilt. —It usually occurs in poor, sandy land along the coast districts, and 
also in sterile, rocky soil, hut never many miles from the coast. It occurs as far 
north as Port Macquarie, but its northernmost limit is as yet unascertained. Mr. 
R. T. Baker has found it as far west as the Rylstoue District. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 110. 
A - ) 
b. > Seedlings in different stages of growth. 
c. ) 
n. Inflorescence (portion of cylindrical spike). 
e. Flower— 
(a) Four-lobed corolla, with stamens. 
(b) Pistil. 
f. Corolla lobes— 
(а) Showing stamen in the concave lamina;. 
(б) Back view. 
u. Pistil— 
(a) Ovary. 
(b) Style. 
(c) Stigma. 
H. Stigma. 
K. Fruiting spike, showing the prominent capsules, containing the winged seeds. 
L. Fruit— 
(a) Plate, separating the two-winged seeds (b.b.). 
M. Outline of leaf, giving the full size. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Individual tree from Mosman, Sydney.—(\V. Forsyth, photo.) 
Clump of trees, Centennial Park, Sydney.—(W. Forsyth, photo.) 
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