“386 - QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JouRNAL. — [1 May, 1899. 
Disrrreutron.——The Serub She-Oak is found growing both in open forest 
lands and in scrubs, often on river sides, in both the coastal and inland districts 
of Queensland and New South Wales. 
Uses.—The Scrub She-Oak yields a dark-coloured timber, closely grained 
and prettily marked. It is light, but hard, strong, and tough, and is useful 
for shingles and staves. "3 ; 
The Scrub She-Oak does well in planting. tis a quick grower, and has 
beautiful foliage. For beauty and ornamentation it is worthy of more attention 
than what it has up to the present received. 
‘THE THREADY-BARKED OAK (CASU4 RINA [INO PHLOLA, Fv. M. et Bail). 
Botanica Descriprron.—The Thready-barked’ Oak is a small sized 
‘scrubby tree growing to a height of from 25 to 40 feet, with a diameter varying 
from 6 to 10 inches. ; 
Bark.—The bark is curious looking for this genus, and is composed of 
long, flat, narrow, somewhat fibrous, or threadlike particles or scales. 
Branches.—Vhe branches are slender. 
Leaves.—Vhe rudimentary leaves in sheath-teethed whorls of from 7 to 9, 
cand very acute. 
Flowers.—The male spikes are long and slender, and of a purplish or 
reddish colour. ' 
Fruit.—The fruit cone is of an irregular shape and about an inch jn 
diameter. het 
Vernacurar and Borantc Name.—The Thready-barked Oak is algo 
called the Stringy-barked Forest Oak, both names being given to it from its 
fibrous or thready bark. The specific name, inophloia, was given to it by both 
Baron Mueller, the late Victorian Botanist, and Mr. F. M. Bailey, our own 
Botanist, in reference to the same subject. 
Distrieurion.—The Thready-barked Oak is found on poor sandy flats or 
ridges in the inland districts of South Queensland on both sides of the coastal 
range. 
Usrs.—The timber of the Thready-barked Oak is of a reddish colour, and 
very beautiful. It is nicely marked with numerous dark streaks, hard and 
closely grained, and ought to prove suitable for cabinet-work. At present it is 
not much used. 
THE FOREST OAK (CASUARINA TORULOSA, Ait.). 
Borantcan Descrtprion.—The Forest Oak is a tree of variable size 
growing to a height of from 30 to 40 to as much as 70 and 80 feet in suitable 
Jocalities, with a diameter averaging from 9 to 18 and 24: inches. 
Rark.—The bark is usually very corky. 
Branches——Vhe branches are leafless and drooping, with very slender 
‘branchlets. ; 
Leaves.—Vhe whorls of rudimentary leaves are in numbers of generally 
4 or 5, the sheath teeth being very short. f 
Hlowers.—The flowers are dicecious, or sometimes moneecious ; the male 
spikes are very slender, about an inch in length, terminating in deciduous 
branchlets. 
Fruit.—Vhe fruit cones are oblong, or nearly globular, but flat-topped 
about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and velvety in appearance. a 
Vernacunar ann Borantcan Names.—The Forest Oak (so called from 
being generally found in open forests) is also known as Beefwood (from the 
resemblance ot its timber to beef), River Oak (from in some districts preferring 
river banks), and Cassowary Tree (from its pendant branchlets resembling the 
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