Casuarina Quadrivalvis
This Tasmanian tree produces a very hard wood of a reddish color, often called Beef wood. It is marked with dark stripes, and is much used in some places for picture frames and cabinetwork. This belon...
This Tasmanian tree produces a very hard
wood of a reddish color, often called Beef wood. It is marked with
dark stripes, and is much used in some places for picture frames
and cabinetwork. This belongs to a curious family of trees having
no leaves, but looking like a gigantic specimen of Horse-tail
grass, a weed to be seen in wet places.
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