Commissioners for New South Wales, Sydney. —A Collection of Commercial Timbers of N.S.W.— continued. 
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Eucalyptus resinifera . 
(Smith.) 
Myrtacea). 
Forest Mahogony.. 
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Fliudersia australis . 
(R. Br.) 
Meliacea*. 
Fhndosa . 
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Fliudersia Bennettiana ..... 
(F.v.M.) 
Meliacea;. 
Teak. 
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Gmelina Leichhardtii . 
(F.v.M.) 
Verbenaeea*. 
Beech . 
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Syncarpia laurifolia _ 
(Ten.) 
Myrtacea 1 . 
Turpentine . 
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Xanthoxylum brachyaean- 
thum. (F.v.M.) 
Rutacea-. 
A yellow wood, or 
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Indigenous 
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Acacia Cunninghamii. 
(Hook.) 
Leguminosa-. 
Bastard Myall. | 
Commercial Timbers of New South Wales — continued. 
Timber very strong and durable, red in colour ; used extensively for fencing, 
beams, rafters, and rough carpentry. Hab., open forests from Illawarra to the 
Clarence River. Height, 60 to 120 feet; diameter, 36 to 60 inches. 
Timber strong and durable, used in house-building, 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. 
Timber close-grained ; dresses well, has been found a useful timber for saddle 
making and cogs. Hab, brush forests Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed Rivers. 
Height, 130 to 150 feet ; diameter, 4 to 6 feet, 
l imber white, strong, close-grained, and durable ; not liable to shrink or warp 
where seasoned; much used and highly valued for decks of vessels, flooring, 
carving, kc., one of the most useful and best indigenous timbers. Hab. — 
Brush forests, northern and southern coast districts ; moderately plentiful. 
Height, 100 to 120 feet; diameter, 3 to 4 feet. 
Timber strong, hard, heavy, and durable ; largely used and highly prized for piles, 
posts, ship building, girders, and general constructive purposes ; a difficult wood 
to burn, and proof against the attacks of the cobra, or teredo navalis, and very 
durable underground. Hab. — Brush and open forests, northern and southern 
coast districts and Blue Mountains ; plentiful. Height, 150 to 200 feet ; 
diameter, 3 to 5 feet. 
Close-grained, easily wrought ; used for cabinet work. Hab., brush forests on 
the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed Rivers. 
12 to 15 inches. 
Height, 40 to 50 feet; diameter, 
of bark—tannin 9 13 per cent, 
forests, and New England ; 
diameter, 9 to 12 inches. , 
cabinet purposes. Very homogeneous. Analysis 
; extract 1315 per cent. Ilab., northern scrub 
moderately plentiful. Height, 20 to 30 feet ; 
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