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I Olea paniculata . 
Marble wood . 
(K. Hr.) 
76 261 
Petalostigma rpiadrilocularc 
(F. v. M.) 
Native Quince. 
77 2G2 
Euphorbiacea?. 
Rhodamnia argon tea. 
White Myrtle . 
(Bentli ) 
78 263 
Myrtacea-. 
Syncarpia leptopetala . 
Turpentine Myrtle 
(F. v. M.) 
Myrtacea-. 
79 204 
Syncarpia luurifolia . 
Turpentine . 
(Myrtacea-.) 
80 265 
Stenocarpus salignas. 
Red Silky Oak, 
Reef wood. 
(F. v. M.) 
Proteacea-. 
81 266 
Triatania oonfert* 
Brush Box . 
(R- Hr.) 
Myrtacea-. 
82 267 
Tristania suaveoli-ns .. 
Broad-leaved Water 
(Smith.) 
Myrtacea*. 
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Timber hard, close grained, and durable ; lieartwood nicely mottled; used for staves, 
and suitable for cabinet-work and turnery. Hah., brush forests, northern and 
southern coast districts; not plentiful. Height, 40 to 50 ft. ; diameter, 2 to 2£ ft. 
Timber hard, close grained, and durable ; prettily marked, but not used. Hab., 
open forests on margins of brush forests, northern coast districts ; not plentiful. 
Height, 10 to 1*2 feet ; diameter, 6 inches. 
Timber hard, fine grained, ami durable ; suitable for carving, turning, fancy, and 
cabinetwork, &c. Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts; moderately 
plentiful. Height, 80 to 100 feet ; diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 
Timber hard, heavy, and durable ; used for turnery, &c. Hab., gullies, northern 
coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 50 to GO feet ; diameter, 24 inches. 
Timber hard, heavy, strong, and durable; used extensively for piles; used also 
for nosts, ship building, sleepers, and general building purposes ; a didicult 
wood to burn, and very durable underground. Hab., in gullies, northern and 
southern const districts, ami Blue Mountains; plentiful. Height, 100 to 150 
feet ; diameter, 30 to GO inches. 
Timber highly appreciated and now scarce; used for making furniture, picture- 
frames, walking-sticks, veneers, and the finer kinds of coopers' work. Colour, 
red-brown, and somewhat mottled : somewhat hard in texture, but easily 
worked. Hab., northern coast districts and Illawarra, New South Wales. 
H< ight, 30 t-* 50 feet; diameter, 18 to _*1 inches. 
Timber hard and durable, heavy, and close grained ; used for bridge and house¬ 
building, ship-building, plough beams, wheelwrights' work, kc., and largely 
planted for shade purposes in towns. Hab., open forest ridges, northern coast 
district*. Height, HO to 120 feet ; diameter 36 to GO inches. Plentiful. 
Timber remarkaldy strong, elastic, tough, close-grained, and durable; used for 
mallets, to I handles, eogs for wheels, posts, See. Hab., open and brush 
f< n * •', »!• >i t !i'*i ii t't districts ; moderately plentiful. Height, GO to SO feet; 
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