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* Wac-kay.” The wood is used in the district for mine shafts, and also exten- 
sively for fencing-posts, as it stands well in the ground. The dark-coloured 
hardwood is prized by cabinet-makers and turners, but shrinks a good deal in 
drying. 
42. Acacia auriculiformis, 4. Cunn. An erect tree of about 40 or 50 ft., with 
a straight trunk ; met with on the borders of scrubs. Leaves oblong, curved, 5 to 
Sin. long, 1 to 2 in. broad. Pods broad, hard, almost woody, greyish, much - 
twisted, with wavy margins, 
ROSACEZ. 
43. Pygeum Turnerianum, Bail. A moderate-sized trée with small buttresses 
at base of trunk. Leaves, upperside bright glossy green, underside pale, 
lanceolate, 4 to 6% in. long, nerves prominent on underside. Fruit heart- 
shaped, of a rich plum colour, transversely slightly exceeding 1 in. in diameter. 
Nut nearly the size of the fruit, promi 
j Inently veined. A most interesting 
species on account of being the only ne 
; y near relation in Australia of the domestic 
plum. The wood is of a red colour in the centr 
¢ e, nicely marked, easy to work, 
useful for turnery and cabinet-work. : 
SAXIFRAGER, 
44. Davidsonia pruriens, 7. v. If The Davidsonian Plum i 
Leaflets irregular as to size, toothed. Flowers in a long drooping panicle. 
Fruit oval, attaining the size of a goose-egg, at first covered with stiff brown 
hairs; juice purple when ripe, of a sharp acid. Fruit used for jam-making. 
Wood of a dark-brown colour, hard, tough, and durable; useful for tool-handles 
and mallets. 
S$ a small tree. 
45. Weinmannia lachnocarpa, 7. v. M. A large tree with a rough scaly bark. 
Leaves of three leaflets 2 to 6 in. long. Flowers small, sueceeded by 
capsules which are clothed with a dense brown wool. In South Queensland 
this tree is called “Scrub Redwood.” Wood pink, hard, tough, and heavy ; 
it might be used for making planes, mallets, and chisel-handles. 
MYRTACEZR. 
46. Callistemon lanceolatus, DC. The Red Bottle Brush or W 
in the gullies about Herberton. I only saw small trees, but in some localities 
this grows to a fair size. It hasa rough brown bark, and narrow feather-veined 
leaves 1 to 3 in. long, and usually silky. The flowers are in nodding spikes, 
and are of « pink or deep-red colour. The wood is of a red colour, hard, 
and tough; and in South Queensland is used for shipbuilding and wheelwrights’ 
work. : 
ater Gum grows 
47. Eucalyptus eugenioides, Sicb. ‘The Stringybark is common on forest 
country. A tree of moderate size, with a fibrous bark. The leaves of young 
shoots rough. The wood, which is of a pinkish colour, may be used for house- 
building, fencing-rails, &c., as it is hard and tough. 
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48. Eucalyptus pilularis, Sin. A form of this species, which is known under 
the name of “ Blackbutt,” is common about Herberton. 
versistent bark at the base, but falling off from the upper part of the trunk and 
: eeches, The wood of the normal form is of a light-grey colour, hard, tough, 
and durable; used for housebuilding, fencing, and other work where strength 
and durability are required. : 
It is a large tree with 
49.* Eucalyptus siderophloia, Benth. 1 ronbark. A large tree with a deeply 
furrowed thick bark. Wood close-grained, hard, heavy, and durable ; usefiuh 
for beams in buildings, railway sleepers, &c. 
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