A REMARKABLE TREE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3533, 22 July 1920, Page 2

A REMARKABLE TREE.

i There flourishes in most parts of the Australian continent; especially ia Western Australia, a species of Australian gross-tree known as the "blackboy." The peculiar interest of this tree, which grows to a normal height of from seven to ten feet, is the variety of commercial purposes to which iit can be put. The tree contains gum j in large quantities, and among otEer by-products extracted under treatment are tars (free from harmful acids), 1 tarpaulin dressings, rope and sanitary tars, lacquers (such as Japan black). { steam and refrigerating pipe lagging, I paint for ironwork that requires stovi ing at high temperatures, stains and [ paints; pheno". benzol, and alcohols, \ coke, potash, and pyrogenous acid. Not I oiriy have, all tho articles already enuj mera.ted been obtained, but a company recently formed to extract thorn also intends to r> We -'v?v .-rftimes, a-d I formalin, and various kind* oP varnishes. , '