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Account of 
nature of those plants generally found in soils of the same 
description in other parts of the Colony. 
Macquarie Harbour, however, offers in its timber a 
source of wealth rarely to be met with in the more fertile 
districts of the colony. Amongst the produce of its 
forests we find,— 
The Lightwood tree ( Acacia Melanoxylon ), which 
grows to the height of one hundred feet, with a circum¬ 
ference of about fifteen feet, a very useful wood for various 
purposes, especially in ship-building; its colour is brown, 
something resembling walnut. Some very beautiful fur¬ 
niture is made from this wood, particularly from the 
root, the veins and shades of which resemble those in 
Spanish mahogany. 
The Myrtle ( Eucalyptus myrtifolia ), a beautiful dark 
green-leaved tree : the leaves are remarkably small, and 
bear a slight resemblance to those of the rose tree, height 
from eighty to ninety feet, circumference fourteen. Its 
colour is reddish. This wood possesses some of the quali¬ 
ties of the beech, and is very useful for ship-building, 
also for wheelwrights. 
Celery-top Pine ( Podocarpus asplenifolius ), an ele¬ 
gant straight tree, with leaves something resembling the 
celery plant, hence its name: it grows to the height of 
sixty feet, although seldom exceeding five feet in circum¬ 
ference; it is admirably adapted for masts, yards, 
spars, &c. 
The Huon Pine ( Dacrydium cupressinum) unites 
great beauty to extensive utility. It grows to the 
height of seventy feet; in circumference it seldom exceeds 
fifteen. It grows in a pyramidal form, extending its 
limits to a great distance, when smaller branches droop, 
something in the same manner as the weeping willow : 
the colour of the foliage is rich green. The Huon pine 
affords an excellent substitute for deal; and is, indeed, in 
