Commissioners for New South Wales, Sydney. — A Collection of Commercial Timbers of N.S.W. — continued. 
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Botanical Kama 
Vernacular Name. 
Indigenous Timb< 
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Ceratopetalum apetalum ... 
(I). Don.) 
Saxifrage®. 
Coachwood . 
38 
223 
Casuarina suberosa . 
(Otto & Dietr.) 
Casuarie*. ) 
Black Oak . 
39 
224 
Cupania semiglauca . 
(F. v. M.) 
Sapindacere. 
Black Ash . 
40 
225 
Cryptocorya obovata. 
(R. Br.) 
Taurine®. 
Sycamore, or She 
Beech. 
41 
226 
Ilysoxylon Muelleri, 
(Benth. ) 
Meliace®. 
Turnip-wood . 
42 
227 
Dysoxylon Fraserianum ... 
(Benth.) 
Meliace®. 
Rosewood . 
43 
228 
Daphnandra micrantha. 
(Benth.) 
Monimiace®. 
A Yellow wood ... 
44 
229 
Doryphora sassafras .. 
(Endl.) 
Monimiace®. 
Sassafras . 
45 
230 
Eucalyptus Baileyana . 
(F. v. M.) 
Myrtace®. 
A Stringy bark. 
Economic Uses, &c. 
rs of New South Wales— continued. 
Timber fragrant, light, soft, tough, and close-grained; used for cabinet work, 
boat, and coach-building. Hab., in gullies northern and southern coast dis¬ 
tricts. Height, 50 to 70 feet; diameter, 12 to 24 inches. 
Timber useful for cabinet work ; used for bullock yokes, mauls, tool handles, 
shingles. Hab., coastal and inland. Height, 40 to 50 feet; diameter, 18 to 24 
inches. 
Timber hard, tough, close-grained, elastic; not much used. Hab., brush forests 
northern and southern coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 40 to 50 feet; 
diameter, 1 to 1£ feet. 
Timber light, soft,“and durable ; used for flooring boards, staves, and inside house 
carpentry. Hab., brush forests, northern coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 
60 to 70 feet; diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 
Timber red, easily wrought, and durable ; used for cabinet work, cigar-boxes, 
and interior fittings, &c. When fresh cut it emits an odour similar to that of a 
Swedish turnip. Hab., brush forests northern coast districts ; not plentiful. 
Height, 100 to 120 feet, diameter, 3 to 4 feet. 
Timber resembles “Red Cedar.” It is beautifully marked, and suitable for 
cabinet-work, &c. Fragrant. Hab., northern coast districts. Height, SO to 
100 feet; diameter, 2 to 3 feet. 
Timber, fragrant; yellow, when fresh, close-grained, easily wrought, and takes a 
good polish ; used for cabinet-work, &c. ; bark intensely bitter. Hab., brush 
forests, northern coast districts ; plentiful in places. Height, 100 to 120 feet; 
diameter, 3 feet. 
Timber is somewhat soft, but suitable for the inside lining of houses and some 
kinds of furniture, also for packing-cases ; the wood is fragrant, and disagreeable 
to all kinds of vermin. Light in weight when seasoned, and light coloured. 
Hab., coastal districts. Height, over 50 feet. ; diameter, 24 to 30 inches. 
Timber very tough, suitable for tool handles, &c. ; not much used. Hab., open 4 
forests, on ridges, north coast districts ; not plentiful. Height, 50 to 100 feet; 
diameter, 2 to 3 feet. ___ 
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