1311. COMMISSIONERS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES, Sydney. o 
A collection of Commercial Timbers of New South Wales, in merchantable lengths, obtained with the assistance f 
of Alexander Kethel, J.P., and J. Ednie Brown, Director-General of Forests, Sydney, members ot the g 
Commission. £3 
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Botanical Name. 
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Economic Uses, &c. 
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Dysoxylon fraserianum. 
Rosewood . 
Timber rose-scented, red, strong, close-grained, and durable ; much valued for 
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furniture-making, shipbuilding, turnery, and indoor work, &c. ; one of the 
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189 
1822 
Meliacese. 
largest and best of indigenous timber trees. Hah., brush forests, northern 
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and southern coast districts ; moderately plentiful. Height, 100 feet ; 
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diameter, 4 to 6 feet. 
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Ceratopotalum apetalum ... 
Coach wood or 
A Ismu titul tree with long cylindrical stem, wood soft, light, tough, and close 
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Saxifrages?. 
Lest her-jacket. 
grained, of agreeable fragrance. Good for joiners and cabinet-work, and in 
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1826 
much request for coach-building. Grows in the middle and southern coast 
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districts. 
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194 
1827 
Dvsoxylon Muellcri . 
Red bean . 
Timber red, easily wrought, and durable ; used for cabinet-work, cigar boxes, and 
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interior fittings, Ac. When fresh cut it emits an odour similar to that of a 
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210 
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Meliacea*. 
Swedish turnip. Hah., brush forests northern coast districts ; not plentiful. 
Height, ltK) to 120 feet ; diameter, 3 to 4 feet. 
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1844 
Flindersia Australis . 
Flindoaa . 
Timber strong and durable, used in house-building, and for staves in the Clarence 
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River district. Hah. brush forests. Clmence, Richmond, and Tweed Rivers. 
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220 
1853 
Meliacea'. 
Attains a height of 100 feet, and diameter of 4 feet. 
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1854 
EUeocarpus grand is . 
Blueberry ash. 
Wood soft, easily worked. Likely to Ik* useful for brakes for railway carriages. 
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diameter 24 in. to 36 in. ; height 90 ft. to 100 ft. Hah., brush forests, 
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225 
1858 
Tiliacea*. 
Clarence and Richmond Rivers. 
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1859 
(i meli lift Leichhardtii _ 
White Beech ...... 
Timber white, strong, close-grained, and durable ; not liable to shrink or warp 
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where seasoned ; much used and highly valued for decks of vessels, flooring, 
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1881 
Ycrbenaee.c. 
carving, ,Vc.; one of the most useful ami best indigenous timbers. Hab., brush 
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forests, northern and southern coast districts ; moderately plentiful. Height, j 
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lOO to 120 feet ; diameter, 3 to 4 feet. j 
