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“ Kaarreewan ” [Cat. N.S.JP. Fxliib. Paris, 1855, and London, 1862, Exhibitions). 
The name has some resemblance to that (“ Caariwan ” or “ Currawang ”) given to 
A. doratoxylon, and they are probably the same. 
Synonyms.— A homomalla, Wendl.; A. cinerascens, Sieh. ; A. leucaden- 
dron, A. Cunn.; Mimosa binervis, Wendl. 
Loaves. —It is hardly possible to do justice to the beautiful glaucous foliage 
of the Coast Myall. The foliage is of a pendulous habit, and when in full bloom its 
beauty, and that of the flowers, combine to make it one of the handsomest flowering 
trees of the State. The foliage quickly loses its beauty when removed from the tree, 
its glaucousness rapidly disappearing, so that persons who only know this wattle 
from dried specimens are not in a position to form an adequate idea of its beauty. 
Flowers. —It almost seems beyond the power of art to depict the exquisite 
fluffiness of the spikes of flowers of the Coast Myall. The flowers are borne in 
enormous quantities in the early spring, and a row of these trees affords a charming 
sight. They are worthless as cut flowers, for almost ps soon as they are removed 
from the tree the inflorescence shrinks, and the beautiful downy fluffiness is injured 
and destroyed. 
Fruit. —I only draw attention to the long, straight, narrow pod in this place 
to again remind our readers of the inaccuracy of the description of the pod as given 
in the Flora Australiensis. 
Bark .—Rugged, hard, and fibrous, and fortunately worthless as a tan, 
otherwise this beautiful tree would be in danger of extermination. 
Bark from near Bombala, New South Wales, yielded 8‘10 per cent, of tannic 
acid, and 1429 per cent, of extract. ( Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., 1887, p. 91.) It 
was locally termed “ Myall,” and was grown on limestone. Height, 20-25 feet; 
diameter, 6-12 inches. A deeply fissured bark, of a dark-grey colour. 
Timber. —Hard, dark, and handsome. Strongly resembling the better- 
known Myall wood. 
It is one of the few large species in the coastal districts with hard dark 
timber like that of the Myall class. 
Wood close-grained and prettily marked, scented, though less so than some 
other species. It is very suitable for cabinet-making and turnery. It is used for 
spring bars, tool handles, spears, &c. It has been likened to English Walnut and 
Rosewood, though not very happily. A slab of this wood in the Technological 
Museum, which has been seasoned over twenty-five years (having been exhibited at 
the LondoD International Exhibition of 1862), under the name of A. homomalla, 
has a weight which corresponds to 54 lb. 4 oz. per cubic foot. 
