480 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
Diameter, 36 to 48in. (in parts of Southern New South Wales 
its diameter reaches to 6 or 8ft.); height, too to 150ft. 
Southern New South Wales to Central Queensland. 
290. Eucalyptus maculata, var. citriodora, Hook. f, (Syn. £. 
cttrtodora, Hook. f.; £. melisstodora, Lindl.); N.O., Myr- 
tacéz, BF 1., iii, 257- 
The “Citron,” or “* Lemon-scented Gum,’’ so called from the delicious 
odour of its leaves. An aboriginal name is ‘“ Urara,” while another is 
‘“‘ Kangar.” 
Timber hard and durable, used for house-carpentry. (Hill.) 
It is used for studs, which, after twenty years, show no sign of 
decay ; it is furthermore liked for fences, as it splits well, also for 
the shafts of drays, as it is more pliable than most other Eucalyptus 
timber, and it is also used for wheels. (F. Kilner.) Captain 
E. W. Ward gives its specific gravity as .942, on an average of four 
experiments. Diameter, 18 to 34in.; height, 40 to 7oft. 
Queensland. 
291. Eucalyptus marginata, Smith, (Syn. £. floribunda, Huegel ; 
EL. hypoleuca, Schau.; E. Mahagoni, F.v.M.); N.O., Myr- 
tacez, B.F1., iii., 209. 
Universally known as “Jarrah.” In Western Australia it also bears 
the name of “‘ Mahogany,” or ‘“‘ Bastard Mahogany.” The aboriginal name 
is “ Jerrile.”’ 
(N.B.—Under £. diversicolor will be found a table of com- 
parative experiments with that timber, £. marginata, LE. gomphoce- 
phala, English Oak, and Indian Teak.) 
At the London International Exhibition of 1867 there were 
exhibited two piles of a bridge made of this timber, which had 
Foot Note.—In Brandis’ Forest Flora of North-West and Central India occurs the follow- 
ing passage :—“* The Yarrah wood of Western Australia (E. rostrata, Schlecht) is a very 
strong and durable wood, but apt to crack and split unless thoroughly seasoned. It is said 
to resist white ants and the Teredo navalis, and has been imported to India for railway 
sleepers.’’ Dr. Brandis has obviously confused Farrah (E. marginata, Smith) with Yarrak 
(E. rostrata, Schlecht), I notice that Dr. J. E. Taylor, in his book Our Island Continent, has 
fallen into the same error. It may just be mentioned that the word Farrah, as an equiva- 
lent for the timber of £. marginata, is in universal use throughout Australia, while Yarrah 
(E. rostrata) is scarcely, if ever, used but by some interior aboriginals. 
