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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Ornamental Woods

Ornamental Woods.

The different kinds of wood included in the following list are all in constant use for cabinet and fancy work. They are arranged according to their value. The finest specimens of Native Myrtle, Musk-wood, Huon Pine, and Blackwood, exhibit qualities of the highest excellence, both in tint and variety of venation.

Native Myrtle.—(Fagus Cunninghamii, Hook.)

Musk-wood.—(Eurybia argophylla, Cass.)—Named from the musky odor of the plant. Diameter, 6 to 15 inches—the butt enlarging towards the ground to H and even feet. Height, 15 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about 685. Abundant throughout the Island in damp localities.

Huon Pine.—(Dacrydium Franklinii, Hook, fils.)

Blackwood.—(Acacia melanoxylon, Br.)—

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She-Oak.—(Casuarinaquadrivalvis, Lab.)—a portion of the common name is evidently derived from the resemblance of the markings to those of oak. Diameter, 1 to 1½ foot. Height, 20 to 30 feet. Sp. grav., about .846. Very common on dry stony hills, excepting in the north-western districts.

He-Oak.—(Casuarina suberosa, Otto.)—Diameter, 9 to 15 inches. Height, 20 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about .855. Common on stony hills.

Honeysuckle Tree.—(Banksia Australis, Br.)—Named from the large quantity of honey in the flowers. Diameter, 1½ to 2½ feet. Height, 20 to 40 feet. Sp. grav., about .645. Abundant on sandy soil.

Dogwood.—(Bedfordia salicina, D.C.)—Diameter, 6 to 16 inches. Height, 15 to 25 feet. Sp. grav., about '985 Common of small size, but rare of large proportions.

Native Laurel.—(Anopterus glandulosus, Lab.)—So named from its laurel-like leaves. Diameter, 6 to 10 inches. Height, 15 to 22 feet. Sp.grav. about .675. Tolerably abundant in some sub-alpine localities.

Blue Gum.—(Eucalyptus globulus, Lab.)—Curly-grained variety.

Peppermint.—(Eucalyptus amyqdalina, Lab.—Some specimens of this timber have a fine wavy marking.