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Red Gum Series, 



1. Eucalyptus tereticornis (Forest Ked Gum). 



2. Eucalyptus bicolor (Black or Flooded Box). 



3. Eucalyptus microtheca (Coolabah). 



4. Eucalyptus saligna (N.S.W. Blue Gum). 



5. Eucalyptus resinifera (Red Mahogany). 



6. Eucalyptus punctata (Grey Gum). 



7. Eucalyptus longifolia (Woolly Butt). 



Eucalyptus tereticornis, Sm. 

 THE FOREST RED GUM. 



Botanical Name. Tereticornis, Latin ieres, teretis (long and round), 

 taper as a tree or pillar; cornu (a horn), referring to the shape of the 

 operculum. 



Vernacular Names. " Forest Red Gum." This tree is very closely related 

 to the Murray Red Gum, which is always found near watercourses or on 

 alluvial country. The species is, with important exceptions indicated, usually 

 found in open forest country, hence I recommend the adoption of the prefix 

 " Forest " to Red Gum, the name by which it is very commonly known, with 

 the view to save confusion. It sometimes also goes under the names of 

 Blue and Grey Gums, and even others, but these names are best reserved for 

 other trees. 



Varieties. According to some this species has a number of varieties; 

 according to the more modern view it has in the past included a number of 

 distinct species. The matter is gone into in Parts xxxi and xxxii of 

 my " Critical Revision of the Genus Eucalyptus." 



Timber. Of a deep red colour, hard and inlocked in the grain, heavy and 

 durable. Apt to warp in seasoning, and,, in common with many of its 

 congeners, it is very hard to work up when dry. It has some tendency to 

 shell off, which limits its use for such purposes as flooring and decking. It 

 is much esteemed for fence-posts and any underground work, its great 

 durability for this purpose having been long established. Used also for 

 naves and felloes of wheels, and for general building purposes. Its merits 

 and defects are much the same as those of Murray Red Gum, and I draw 

 attention to it as a meritorious timber for wood-blocks. It is a valuable 

 timber for railway sleepers. 



Size. Say, up to 100 or 120 feet high, with a diameter of 3 or 4 feet. 



Habitat. It is chiefly confined to the coastal districts and to the eastern 

 slopes of the tablelands. It is a very abundant species. I give a few 

 illustrative localities. 



Victoria. Gippsland. 



New South Wales. Eden to Moruya, Shoalhaven River, Crookwell, north 

 to Sydney and Parramatta. Very near the normal on the Mudgee line; 

 common along the North Coast. 



