"Currajong (<i>Plagianthus sidoides</i>, Hook). The fibres of the bark are very strong. It is a large shrub, found chiefly on the southern side of the Island, in various and shady places, and grows rapidly."
1878. Rev. W. W. Spicer, `Handbook of the Plants of Tasmania,' p. 104:
"<i>Plagianthus sidoides</i>, Hooker. Currijong, <i>N.O. Malvaceae</i>. Peculiar to Tasmania."
1883. G. W. Rusden, `History of Australia,' vol. i. p. 77:
"The currejong of the forest, and the casuarina which lines the rivers, stand with brighter green in cheering contrast to the dulness of surrounding leaves."
1881,. W. R. Guilfoyle, `Australian Botany' (second edition), p. 162:
"The aborigines apply the name Kurrajong, or Currijong, to some [Pimeleas]; but it would appear that this native name is indiscriminately given to any plant possessing a tough bark."
1888. Cassell's `Picturesque Australasia,' vol. iii. p. 138:
"Quaint currajongs . . . very like in form to the stiff wooden trees we have all played with in childish days."