Useful Woods.

Silver Wattle.—(Acacia dealbata, Lindl.)—So called from the whiteness of the trunk, and the silvery green of the foliage. Used for cask staves and treenails. Diameter, 1½ to 2½ feet. Height, 60 to 120 feet. Sp. grav., about .965. Very common.

Iron Wood (Tasmanian).—Notelcea ligustrina, Vent.)—An exceedingly hard, close-grained wood, used for mallets, sheaves of blocks, turnery, &c, Diameter, 9 to 18 inches. Height, 20 to 35 feet. Sp. grav., about .965. Not uncommon.

Swamp Tea-tree.—(Melaleuca eriœfolia, Sm.)—So called, probably because the leaves of an allied plant (Leptospermum lanigerum, Sm.) with similar bark, are said to have been used as a substitute for tea. Diameter, 9 to 20 inches. Height, 20 to 60 feet. Sp. grav., about '824. Used for turnery chiefly.

Native Cherry.—(Exocarpus cupressiformis, Lab.)—So named because the color of the fruit is similar to that of a Kentish cherry. Diameter, 9 to 15 inches. Height, 20 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about .785. Used for tool handles, spokes, gun-stocks, &c.

Whitewood.—Pittosporum bicolor, Hook.)—Wood white. Diameter, 8 to 13 inches. Height, 20 to 35 feet. Sp. grav., about .875. Used in in turnery. Probably fit for wood engraving.

Native Box.—(Bursaria spinosa, Cav.)—The leaves are somewhat like those of the English Box. Diameter, 8 to 12 inches. Height, 15 to 25. Sp. grav., about .825 Used for turnery.

Pink Wood.—(Beyeria viscosa, Lab.)—Groton viscosum.)—Diameter, 6 to 10 inches. Height, 10 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about .815. Used for sheaves of blocks, and for turnery.

Native Pear.—(Hakea lissospenna, Br.)—The woody seed-vessel is page 111 somewhat pear-shaped. Diameter, 8 to 12 inches. Height, 29 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about 675. Fit for turnery.