396 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [Ll May, 1900. 
Forestry. 
BRIEF NOTES ON SOME TIMBER TREES OF THE BURNETT ~ 
DISTRICT OF QUEENSLAND. 
By J. W. FAWCETT, 
Member of the English Arboricultural Society. 
Tue following is a list of some of the timber trees growing in the Burnet 
district, with their characteristics, qualities, and uses, compiled by me 12 18¥/ 
at the request of some of the residents in that district who were intereste 2 
forestry. Only the chief and more prominent species are described. 1 hay 
given as many of the common English names as possible, none of which; 
however, are local; those names within inverted commas are the aborigi® 
names of the species in the Burnett district :— 
CAPPARIDEE. : 
1. Capparis nobilis, F. v. M.—Mock Orange, Native Orange, Native 
Pomegranate. 
A small scrub tree, with generally a crooked stem, oblong leaves, and larB® 
showy, white but very fragile flowers, in bloom from November to Januatyr 
edible fruit, yielding a firm, hard, close-grained, light-coloured timber. 
PITTOSPOREZ. 
2. Pittosporum rhombifolium, A. Cunn.—Diamond-leaved Laurel. j 
A fine scrub tree, with glossy foliage, and small white jasmine scente 
flowers, in flower from December to February, with tough whitish timber; bu 
little used. 
3. Pittosporum undulatum, Vent.—Bastard Orange, Mock Orange, Hedge 
or Native Laurel. 
A medium-sized scrub tree, with fragrant white blossoms, in flower ei 
August to October. The timber is soft, tough, close grained, and light colour?’ 
The distilled oil from the flowers of this tree has a jasmine-like odour, but? 
bitter and hot. 
4. Bursaria incana, Lindl.—Native Olive. nite 
A small erect tree, with somewhat hoary-white foliage and small w)) 1 
flowers. Found generally in open country; yields a close-grained, light-colow® 
timber. 
5. Citriobatus multiflorus, A. Cunn.—Native Orange; Orange Thorn. at 
A small thorny tree or large shrub, with small whitish flowers (June © 
August), and the fruit a small round yellowish berry, like a diminutive orang?’ 
yields a tough, close-grained, light-coloured timber. 
6. Citriobatus pauciflorus, A. Cunn.—Native Orange; Orange ThorD... g 
A thorny shrub, with ene r flowers and fruit than C. multiflorus ; yieldin 
a hard, close-grained, yellowish-white timber. 
MALVACE As. 
7. Hibiscus heterophyllus, Vent.—Wild Rosella; Green Kurrajong, © Ka 
yan. 
A small scrub tree, with rough or prickly foliage, and large white flowel® 
= each with a purple centre (March to May); yields a tough, open-grained, mt 
yellow timber. From the fibre of the bark a good twine is manufactured, W- 
is used by the aborigines for making fishing lines and nets. 
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