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VERBENACER. 
80.* Gmelina fasciculiflora, Benth. The White Beech of the district, is 
rather scarce about the Barron Valley, but more plentiful in the Evelyn district. 
A tall tree. Leaves ovate, 8 to 5 in. long, glossy above, veins raised on the 
underside. Flowers in the panicle, in clusters. Aboriginal name, ‘“ Toeah.” 
The wood greatly resembles that of the Sonthern Beech (G. Leichhardtit), and 
is used for the same purposes—yiz., for flooring of verandas and any work 
that is exposed to the weather. 
MYRISTICER, 
$1. Myristica insipida, R. Br. The Native Nutmeg is a moderate-sized tree, 
the young shoots often rusty. Leaves oval, the underside of a light colour, 
4 to 6 in. long, the veins prominent. Fruit oval, about 1 in. long. Aboriginal 
name, “ Kurroonbah.” “Wood of a pinkish colour, tough, and easily worked. 
MONIMIACER, 
82.* Daphnandra aromatica, Bail. A large tree, of which there is a plentiful 
supply, known locally as “Sassafras,” and by the aboriginals as “Cheedingnan.” 
The bark smells like Sassafras, and the leaves, which are stiff and fragrant, are 
3 to 4 in. long. he fruiting perianth-tube is black, about 1 in. long. (‘This 
must not be confused with the “ Sassafras” of commerce, which belongs to 
another natural order, and is not indigenous in Australia.) The wood, which 
is sometimes cut at the mills, is of a light colour, not unlike pine-wood, for 
which it would form a substitute. 
83. Daphnandra repandula, 7. v. IL, is also common. 
size, with rather thin leaves, the margins of which are wavy, 4: to 6 in. long. 
The flowers are fringed and in straggling bunches. Fruit about 1 in. long, 
seeds hairy. The wood is of a light colour, nicely figured, and would probably 
do for engraving purposes. 
Tt is a tree of moderate 
LAURINESR. 
84. Cryptocarya Palmerstoni, Bacl. (PlateCXLI.) There isa good supply of 
this magnificent tree, which is locally known as “ Black Walnut,” on account of 
the wood resembling that of the black walnut of commerce. Tree attains a large 
size, girth at base often 30 ft., tapering proportionally upwards for 80 or 90 ft. 
before branching. Leaves oblong, 4 to 5 in. long. Upper surface glossy and 
glabrous, underside clothed with a light-coloured tomentum. Fruit nearly 
globular, about 25 in. in diameter, enclosing a round nut equa iaiuen iste a 
diameter. The kernels, after being roasted and steeped in water for about 12 
hours, form one of the principal foods of the xboriginals when the fruitis in 
season. Aboriginal name, “ Koi-ie.” ; 
85, Cryptocarya Mackinnoniana, Hv. M. Called by the aboriginals “ Koojoon- 
garoo,” is a large tree common in all parts. Leaves oblong, 4 to 8 in. long, 
prominently penniveined and reticulate underneath. lowers numerous on 
loose panicle. Fruit oval, black, $in. long. Wood of a grey colour, close- 
erained, and hard. 
86. Cryptocarya Bancroftii, Bail. (Plate CXLIT.) Another large tree, is 
plentiful about Evelyn and other parts. Mr. Mazlin, of Evelyn, calls it the 
“Red Walnut.” Leaves lanceolate, 4 to 5 in.long and 1 to 14 in. broad in the 
centre. Fruit about 2 in. long with a diameter of 1% in., rough, the 
outer covering forming but a thin bark to the shell of the nut, which is of a 
reddish-brown colour and pointed at the apex. Kernel, after preparation, is 
eaten. by natives. ; 
87. Cryptocarya insignis, Bail. The “ Boomban” of the aboriginals, is a tree 
of medium size and very plentiful. The branchlets are bluntly angular. Leaves 
ovate, upper surface smooth, underside evovered with rusty hairs. Fruit, when 
