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angustifolia, Woolls; and including Z. melanophloia, F.v.M.); 
BP i., ii., 221. 
“ White,” ‘“ Red,’’ or “ Narrow-leaved Ironbark,” and sometimes ‘Grey 
[ronbark,” or “Grey Gum.” 
An excellent timber; hard, tough, of inlocked fibre, durable 
and useful for many building purposes. It is much in use for 
fence-posts, railway cross-ties, bridge material, piles, waggon- 
building, etc., including spokes of wheels. 
Mr. Allen Ransome examined samples of this timber sent 
from New South Wales to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 
1886, and reported: ‘spokes were turned from the sample, and 
boards planed, the finish of both being excellent.” 
A log of this timber sent to the Technological Museum is 
described as “ Grey Ironbark,’ and no more definite locality than 
“ Eastern N.S.W.” is given. It was cut froma tree 2$ft. in dia- 
meter, is of a rich brown colour, is hard to work, and is full of 
shakes. 
This is probably the species called in the Sydney Mint 
experiments (1860) ‘“ Narrow-leaved Ironbark.’’ It is described 
as of excellent quality, and very durable. It came from Singleton, 
N.S.W. ‘The trees were from 20 to 7oft. to the fork, and had 
an average diameter of 10 to 12in, (maximum 3ft.) exclusive of 
the bark. Specific gravity, 1.119; value of E, 534300; of S, 2688. 
Timber called “Ironbark” was also examined in the Sydney 
Mint experiments of 1858. This was probably the same species 
as the latter, as both samples were collected at the same place by 
the same gentleman (Mr. Collett). Captain Ward gives the 
specific gravity at 1.211; the value of E, 417400; and of S, 2288, 
A slab of ‘‘ Narrow-leaved Ironbark”’ from Appin, shown at 
the London Exhibition of 1862, as No. 8 (and previously at the 
Paris Exhibition of 1855, as 123b), is exceedingly like the log of 
E. crebra above referred to, and the author does not hesitate to 
refer it to this species. Diameter, 24 to 48in.; height, 60 to 
10oft. It is of a dark purplish colour, cross-grained, tough and 
hard, tearing much under the plane. It is very heavy. 
Mr, Byerley (see p. 343) experimented upon some Queens- 
Jand timber of this species, and found a rod of rin. section and 
