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36 CHAPTER X.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TREES.

The forests of Australia contain a large number of different kinds of indigenous trees. By indigenous is meant trees that are native to the State. There are also some exotic trees, that is, trees that belong to other countries and have been brought here and planted. The principal exotic trees belong to the pine family, but not many have so far been planted. It is hoped that in the time to come there will be large plantations of pines in Western Australia, as there is much local demand for their wood. Except for two or three, all the indigenous trees of Western Australia are peculiar to the State, not being found elsewhere in Australia. The following list includes the principal trees of the State:—

This list only includes the commonly known species. There are many more which have no common names as yet, and are only distinguished by botanists. The botany of that large region known as the North-West has been very little studied.