TIMBERS. 511 
Following are descriptions of some New South Wales speci- 
‘mens of this timber: 1. “Swamp Mahogany.” Dark red, few 
gum-veins, seasons well, works easily; diameter, 10in. (Macleay 
River.) 2. “Swamp Mahogany.” Rich red colour, with a few 
lighter patches, few gum-veins, comparatively free from shakes ; 
inclined to corrugate in seasoning; diameter, 2ft. 3. ‘‘ Brown 
Gum.” Dark red, full of gum-veins, cross-grained, difficult to 
work ; diameter, 18in. (Sydney.) 4. “Stringybark,” of Sydney 
Mint Experiments, 1860. From Brisbane. Specific gravity, .977 ; 
value of E, 403,000; of S, 1680. “Suitable for building and 
other purposes, for which it is most prized.” It is light brown, 
fairly straight in the grain, works free, clear of gum, is well 
adapted for shafts of carts and drays, and framework of the same. 
Diameter, 24 to 48in.; height, 100 to s5oft. 
Coastal regions of New South Wales. 
315. Hucalyptus rostrata, Schlech?., (Syn. E. longirostris, F.v.M.; 
E. acuminata, Hook.; £. brachypoda, Turcz. non Benth.; £. 
exseria, F.v.M.); N.O., Myrtacez, B.FI., iii., 240. 
Commonly called ‘‘ Red Gum.” A “Flooded Gum” and “ River Gum ”’ 
-of New South Wales and Queensland. Occasionally called ‘‘ Blue Gum” 
about Sydney. In South Australia it is called ‘‘ White Gum.” Sometimes it 
is called ‘‘ Forest Gum.” Itis the ‘‘ Yellow-jacket”’ of the neighbourhood of 
Stanthorpe (Queensland). By the aboriginals of the Lower Murrumbidgee 
{New South Wales) it goes by the name of ‘“Biall,”’ while to those of the 
western interior it is known as “‘ Yarrah.’”’ ‘‘ Yarrah,” however, according 
to Dr. Woolls, is a name applied by the aboriginals to almost any tree. 
In Western New South Wales it is called ‘‘ Creek Gum,” as it is always 
found near watercourses. 
This timber is highly valued for strength and durability, 
especially for piles and posts in damp ground ; it is used also for 
ship-building, railway sleepers, bridges, wharves, and numerous 
other purposes. This timber is exceedingly hard when dry, and 
therefore most difficult to work; this limits its use for furniture. 
In the durability of its timber, perhaps, it has only a rival in 
£. marginata (Jarrah), of Western Australia, resisting Zeredo, 
Chelura, and Termites. When properly seasoned it is well adapted 
