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THE ERECT SHE-OAK (CASUARINA SUBEROSA, Ott. et Dietr). 
Boranicat Descriprion.—The Hrect She-Oak is a moderate-sized, often 
tall tree, growing to a height of trom 30 to 50 feet, with a diameter of from 
12 to 18 and as much as 24 inches. It is a fine tree with an erect trunk. 
Bark.—The bark is rough and not corky, as is generally supposed from its 
specific name. 
Branches.—The branches are leafless, the principal ones being elongated 
and spreading or ascending ; the smaller ones generally pendulous or drooping, 
usually slender and quite glabrous. 
Leaves.—The leaves are represented by sheath-teeth in whorls from 6 to 
>: generally 7, in number. i 
Flowers.—The flowers are often moneecious (7.e., both stamens and pistils 
(male and female flowers) are found on the same plant). The male spikes are 
long, slender, and interrupted, several inches in length, of a reddish colour, and 
much darker than in most other species. 
Fruit.—The fruit cones are ovoid or oblong in shape, often flat at each 
end, and over an inch in length. 
Verwacuar anp Boranrcan Names.—The Erect She-Oak (so called from 
its erect trunk) is also cailed the Black Oak (from its dark-coloured*timber), 
Forest Oak (from its growing in little patches or forests), Swamp Oak (from 
one of its habitata), Shingle Oak (from being much used for shingles), River 
Oak (from one of its habitata), and Victorian Beefwood (from its being the 
most common of the Beefwoods in that colony). The specific name, suberosa, 
signifies corky, or of the nature of, or having some appearance to, cork, and 
was given to this tree by the German Botanists, I’. Otto and A. Dietrich, and 
also by the Dutch Botanist, F. A. Miquel. It is, however, misapplied to this 
tree, for it is by no means of a corky nature. 
DisrrrButron.—The Brect She-Oak is found generally in open country, 
very often in patches almost entirely confined to itself, in the coastal districts, 
both North and South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, aud Tasmania. 
Usrs.—The timber of the Brect She-Oak is of a dark-brown, very prettily 
marked, coarse in the grain, but hard and tough. It is a handsome timber, 
strong and durable, and is very valuable. It is used for bullock-yokes and 
hurdles, shingles, staves for buckets, kegs and tubs, mauls, &c. It is also 
useful in cabinet-work and for veneers. ; 
The Brect She-Oak is a beautiful shady tree, and one well; worthy of 
planting for ornament or shade. 
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‘THE SCRUB SHE-OAK (CASUARINA OUNNINGHAMIAN A, Miq.). 
Borantcat Descriprron.—The Scrub She-Oak is a small tree growing to & 
height of from 20 to 40 feet, with a diameter of from 6 to 12 inches. In some 
localities it grows very tall and slim. It is a very handsome tree. 
Bark.—The bark is rough. 
Branches.—Vhe branches are slender and leafless, and resemble very much 
those of the Horsetail Oak (C. equisetifolia, Forst.). : 
Leaves.—The leaves are sheath-teeth in whorls of from 6 to 8, generally 
7, dnd resemble the Erect She-Oak (C. suberosa, Ott. et. Diet.). ; : 
Fruit-—The fruit cones are very small, being under half-an-inch in 
diameter, and nearly globular in’ shape. 
Verwacunar anp Borantcan Names.—Dhe Scrub She-Oak (so-called — 
from growing in scrubs) is also Cunningham’s She-Oak (after the botanist of 
that name). It is often simply called Serub Oak, and is also oftentimes called 
by the aborigine name of Belar, which, however, rightly belongs to C. glauca, 
Sieb. ‘Lhe specific name, Cunninghamiana, was given to it by the Dutch 
Botanist, Miquel, after Allan Cunningham, the Australian Botanist. 
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