Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, both indigenous and naturalisedTo which are added, where known, the aboriginal and other vernacular names; with numerous illustrations, and copious notes on the properties, features, &c., of the plants . i?i. Eucalyptus insulana, Bail-. i/2. Eucalyptus stannaeiensis Bail. 200 LI. MYRTACE^. Eucalyptus—contd. saligna, Sm.—Grey Gum. A large tree, timber very of oil from dry leaves, 18 oz. per cwt. (/. ). Gum contains per cent, tannin, 42 per cent,arabin (Loewenbergs method.) (Lauterer). resinifera, Sm.—Red Stringybark, Jimmy


Comprehensive catalogue of Queensland plants, both indigenous and naturalisedTo which are added, where known, the aboriginal and other vernacular names; with numerous illustrations, and copious notes on the properties, features, &c., of the plants . i?i. Eucalyptus insulana, Bail-. i/2. Eucalyptus stannaeiensis Bail. 200 LI. MYRTACE^. Eucalyptus—contd. saligna, Sm.—Grey Gum. A large tree, timber very of oil from dry leaves, 18 oz. per cwt. (/. ). Gum contains per cent, tannin, 42 per cent,arabin (Loewenbergs method.) (Lauterer). resinifera, Sm.—Red Stringybark, Jimmy Low, and ForestMahogany. Roangga of Palmer natives. Gum con-tains tannic acid 26 per cent., arabin per cent(Lauterer). Wood useful for piles, fencing-posts, andsimilar grandiflora, Benth. pellita, F. v. M. Subseries Inclusae. phoenicea, F. v. M. clavigera, A. Cunn.—The wood dark, hard, and durable. grandifolia, R. Br. stannariensis, Bail.—Dead Finish of Stannary Hills. () tessellaris, F. v. M.—Moreton Bay Ash. Carbeen and Ori of St. George, Woonara of Nanango, Urrgula of Palmer River, Tchunba of Bundaberg, Wonkara of Port Curtis, and Algoori of Mackaynatives. Wood tough and durable. Gum contains per cent., arabin and metarabin


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