Notes on some of the Timber Specimens from New South Wales.

By Charles Moore, Esq., F.L.S., Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.

1. Trochocarpa Laurina: R. Br.—A small-sized tree, plentiful in all the cedar brushes from Brisbane Water to the Tweed River.

2. Weinmannia Paniculosa: Ferd. Mueller.—A tree of moderate size, found in all the thick brushes on the eastern coast of N. S. Wales from the Manning to the Tweed rivers.

3. Sloanea Australis: Ferd. Mueller.—A large tree, frequently attaining a height of 200 feet, with a clear trunk of 50 feet and a diameter of 3 to 4 feet, plentiful at Camden Haven and on the Richmond River. Specimen of wood cut from a branch.

7. Atherosperma Micranthum: Tulasne—Brush Box.—A tree of small size, very plentiful on the Manning and Hastings rivers.

8. Tarrietia Argyrodendron: Bentham.—A tree attaining a large size, frequently with a clear straight trunk of 70 feet, with a diameter of from 3 to 4 feet, called stonewood by the colonists; found in abundance on all the rivers on the east coast of New South Wales from the Manning to the Tweed rivers.

10. Geissois Benthamii: Ferd. Mueller.—A tree of large size, frequently attaining a height of 200 feet, with a clear trunk of 60 feet, and a diameter of 1½ to 2 feet. This specimen was cut 30 feet from the base.

12. Schizomeria Ovata: Don.—A tree of large size, found in all the thick brushes on the east coast of New South Wales from the Manning to the Richmond rivers.

13. Orites Excelsa: R. Br.—A moderate-sized tree, found on all the rivers on the east coast of New South Wales.

14. Pennantia Cunninghamii: Miers.—A moderate-sized tree, found in the thick brushes on the Manning and Hastings rivers.

19. Helieia Glabriflora: Ferd. Mueller.—Small tree, found in the mountain brushes on the Hastings River.

20. Anopterus Macleayana: Ferd. Mueller.—A small-sized tree, with large and handsome foliage, plentiful at Port Macquarie, and found in many other places in thick brushes on the east coast of New South Wales.

21. Cargillia Pentamera: Woolls and Mueller.—A moderate-sized tree, plentiful in the mountain brushes on the Hastings River, where it is page 11 called black myrtle. This name is also applied to another species of Cargillia by the settlers on the Clarence River.

22. Stenocarpus Salignus: R Brown—Port Macquarie Silky Oak.—Found in all the thick brushes on the east coast of Australia. Timber much used by coopers.

23. Litsaea Dealbata: Nees.—A tree of moderate size, found in abundance near Port Macquarie, and in many of the thick brushes on the Hastings and M'Leay rivers.

24. Syncarpia Leptopetala: Ferd. Mueller.—A tree of moderate size, very plentiful in some of the thick brushes on the Hastings River. Wood very hard when fresh, but not much used.

25. Callitris Macleayana: Ferd. Mueller—Port Macquarie Pine.—A small-sized tree, found near Port Macquarie, where it is much used for shingles.

28. Castanospermum Australe: A. Cunningham—Moreton Bay Chesnut, or Bean-Tree.—A tree of very large size, and found in abundance in the brushes from the M'Leay River to Cape York.

29. Helicia Ternifolia: Ferd. Mueller.—A small-sized tree, found in the thick brushes on the Richmond and Tweed rivers, where it is called by the colonists Nut Tree^*

30. Dysoxylon Rufum: Benth.—Rosewood of the Colonists.—A tree of large size, found on all the rivers of the coast of New South Wales. Used for making furniture.

31. Stenocarpus Sinuosus: Endlicher.—This is a very handsome tree, of moderate size, plentiful in the thick brushes on the Richmond and Tweed rivers.

32. Elaeocarpus Grandis: Ferd. Mueller.—A tree attaining a very large size, found in the thick brashes on all the rivers north of the Clarence, on the east coast of New South Wales.

33. Akania Hillii: J. Hooker.—A handsome tree of small size, found in the thick brushes on all the rivers on the east coast of New South Wales, from the Manning to the Tweed rivers.

34. Helicia Praealta: Ferd. Mueller.—A moderate-sized tree, found in the thick brushes on the Clarence and Richmond rivers. Wood used by coopers.

35. Cedrela Taona: Roxburgh—Red Cedar of the Colonists.—Found in all brush forests on the coast of New South Wales, on the Richmond, Bellinger, and Tweed rivers. This wood is yet obtainable in considerable quantity, but will soon become a scarce article, as it is not to be procured of any size from other localities than those indicated.

36. Grevillea Robusta: A. Cunningham—Silky Oak of the colonists.—This tree attains a considerable size, and is found in the brushes on the east coast of Australia, from the Clarence River to Cape York. Wood used by coopers, wherever it can be obtained.

37. Cinnamomum Camphora: F. Nees—Camphor-Tree.—Grown in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.

39. Rhus Rhodanthema: Ferd. Mueller—Light Yellow Wood.—A tree attaining a considerable size in the brush forests on the Richmond River. Timber sometimes used for cabinet-work.