CONTENTS 
MEANING OF THE WORD WATTLE 
DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF BARK... 
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Part I.—THE TREE. 
CULTIVATION OF WATTLES 
a. Soil ... ... 
b. Moisture 
c. Sowing and Germination of Seed 
d. Commerce in Wattle Seeds 
e. Pruning and Thinning. 
/. Profits to re derived from Wattle 
Cultivation 
Part II.—THE BARK. 
WATTLE-BARKS IN GENERAL 
a. Time of year for Stripping 
b. Age and size of Trees 
c. Export, Packing, &c. 
THE VARIOUS KINDS OF WATTLE-BARKS,—GOOD, BAD, AND 
INDIFFERENT .. 
SPECIFIC DETAILS OF EACH BARK . 
TABULAR STATEMENTS OF WATTLE-BARK ANALYSES. 
a. Tiie most valuable Wattle-barks. 
b. Barks of secondary value 
c. Worthless Barks. 
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