Commissioners for New South Wales, Sydney.— A Collection of Commercial Timbers of N.8.W.— continued. 
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Acacia decurrcns . 
(Willd.) 
Leguminosa*. 
Green Wattle . 
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Acacia duratoxylon . 
(A. Cunn.) 
Leguminosa;. 
Currawang . 
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Acacia homolophylla. 
(A. Cunn.) 
Leguminosa*. 
Curly Yarran . 
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Acacia melanoxylon. (R. Br) 
Leguminosa*. 
Blackwood . 
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Acacia Oswald! (F. v. M.) 
Leguminosa*. 
Umbrella bush. 
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Acacia pendula. (A. Cunn.) 
Leguminosa*. 
Myall . 
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Acacia penninervis. (Seib.) 
Leguminosa*. 
Hickory or Moun¬ 
tain Hickory. 
Timber light, tough, and strong ; excellent fuel. Bark rich in tannin; varying 
from 25 to 33 per cent. Hab., northern and southern coast districts ; plentiful. 
Height, 20 to 50 feet ; diameter, 0 to 9 inches. 
Timber dark-colored, hard, heavy, tough, close-grained, and durable ; used for 
gates, buggy poles, furniture, &c., and formerly used by the Aborigines for 
spears and boomerangs; leaves eaten by stock. Hab., dry, stony ridges, 
southern, south-western, and western interior districts ; moderately plentiful. 
Height, 20 to 30 feet ; diameter, 6 to 12 inches. 
Timber much sought after for turnery work. Wood hard and fragrant; very 
durable. Hab., central and western New South Wales. Height, 20 to 30 
feet; diameter 6 to 12 inches. 
Timber hard and close-grained ; considered one of the most valuable woods ; much 
prized for furniture, general cabinet work, carriage-building, billiard tables, &e. 
The figured wood is cut into veneers ; when polished it closely resembles 
walnut wood. Hab., the extreme south only of New South Wales ; it is 
abundant in Tasmania and Victoria. Height (in N.S.W.), 50 to 80 feet; 
diameter, 18 to 24 inches. 
Timber faintly scented, dark-colored, hard, heavy, close-grained, and durable; 
useful for turnery and cabinet work ; a dense shade tree ; leaves eaten by 
stock. Hab., open plains, Lachlan, and other interior districts ; not plentiful. 
Height, 15 to 20 feet; diameter, 6 to 9 inches. 
Timber hard, close-grained ; in an unpolished state it preserves a peculiar 
fragrance of violets, and is in consequence in much request for making glove, 
handkerchief, and other fancy boxes, and tobacco pipes. Hab., central and 
western New South Wales. Height, 30 to 40 feet; diameter, IS to20 inches. 
Timber hard, moderately heavy, close-grained, and durable ; used for cabinet 
purposes, and the bark for tanning. Hab., brush forests, northern and southern 
coast districts and Blue Mountains; plentiful. Height, 30 to 40 feet; diameter, 
12 to 18 inches. 
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