. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . , and hang droopingfrom the branches, somewhat in theform of those of the Weeping Willow .it grows in moist situations. The timberis used in New South Wales for posts,as it stands damp well. The Calcuttatree was 31 years old, and measured 6inches in diameter. Eucalyptus resinifera: This is a talltree, niitive of Queensland and NewSouth Wales, and is known in ditfereut localities as amongst Plums, and it ought to be grown in everyRed Gum, Red Mahogany, Grey Gum, Hickory, &c. collection. The wood is exceedingly hard and durable. The Cal-; Fig
. The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette . , and hang droopingfrom the branches, somewhat in theform of those of the Weeping Willow .it grows in moist situations. The timberis used in New South Wales for posts,as it stands damp well. The Calcuttatree was 31 years old, and measured 6inches in diameter. Eucalyptus resinifera: This is a talltree, niitive of Queensland and NewSouth Wales, and is known in ditfereut localities as amongst Plums, and it ought to be grown in everyRed Gum, Red Mahogany, Grey Gum, Hickory, &c. collection. The wood is exceedingly hard and durable. The Cal-; Figs, it may be observed, in general vary very muchcutta tree was 46 years old, and measured 1 foot 3 | in flavour, according to the weather or temperature ofinches in diameter. j the houses in which they are grown. The little White Grevillea robusta is the Silky Oak of the Australian t Isohia is particularly changeable in this respect, whilecolonists; it grows to a large size, and is very general the Bourjassotte Grise is always the same,—always. in the northern districts_ of New South Wales. Thewood is of a deep reddish-brown colour, beautifullymarked with light stripes, and it would make anexcellent furniture wood, if it were better knownamongst our cabinet makers, and introduced in somequantity. Some splendid specimens of tho wood areexhibited in the timber museum at Kew. The treedestroyed at Calcutta was 20 years old, and measured1 foot 2 inches in diameter. Ua3matoxylon Campechianum is the tree whichaflbrds the Logwood of commerce; it is a native ofCampeachy, in Yucatan, and other parts of CentralAmerica, and is also now grown in the West IndianIslands. The tree grows to a height of about 40 feet,and has pinnate leaves, composed of four pairs of leaflets,and clusters of yellow flowers; the pods are very thin,pointed at both ends, and each contains two is esteemed one of the best deep red and blackdyes, and is imported into this country in logs about3 feet lon
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