Commissioners for New South Wales, Sydney.— Commercial Timbers of X.S.W., in merchantable lengths— continued. 
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Botanical Name. 
Vernacular Name. 
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1882 
Cedrela Australis . 
Red cedar. 
(F.v.m.) 
Meliacea). 
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250 
1885 
Fagus Moorei . 
Negro head beech 
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Cupulifene. 
254 
1887 
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1888 
Eucalyptus microcorys. 
Tallow-wood . 
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(F.v.M.) 
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Myrtaceje. 
257 
1890 
Eucalyptus pilularis . 
Black-butt 
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Myrtace®. 
258 
1891 
Syncarpia laurifolia . 
Turpentine 
Myrtacete. 
259 
1892 
Eucalyptus sp. 
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1893 
Flindersia Australis ... 
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Meliaceie. 
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Economic Uses, &c. 
Timber very valuable, dark red, and often l>eautifully marked ; light easily 
wrought, and durable ; much used and valued for furniture, patterns, and all 
kinds of fittings in house and shipbuilding ; brush forests northern and 
formerly in southern coast districts ; becoming scarce ; efforts now being made 
to conserve and propagate this timber. Height, up to 100 and even *200 feet ; 
diameter, up to 0 and even 10 feet (exceptionally). 
Timber close-grained and firm ; pinkish colour when fresh. Height, 150; 
diameter, 4 feet. Hab., mountain slopes and brushes of the north coast 
district, New South Wales. 
Timber strong, handsome, and durable ; very useful for building purposes, and 
especially for flooring-boards ; used also for palings, &c. Hab., coastal 
districts. Height, 100 to 150 feet; diameter, 0 to 8 feet. 
Timber excellent for house carpentry, shipbuilding, and for an}' purpose where 
strength and durability are required. Hab., open forests from Twofold Bay to 
the Hastings River, and extending a considerable distance inland. Height, 
100 to 200 feet ; diameter, up to 15 feet. 
Timber hard, heavy, strong, and durable ; used extensively for piles ; used also 
for posts, shipbuilding, sleepers, and general building purposes ; a difficult 
wood to burn, and very durable underground. Hab., in gullies, northern ami 
southern coast districts, and Blue Mountains ; plentiful. Height, 100 to 150 
feet ; diameter, 50 to 00 inches. 
Timber strong and durable, used in housebuilding, and for staves in the Clarence 
River district. Hab., brush forests, Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed Rivers. 
Attains a height of 100 feet, and diameter of 4 feet. 
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