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Eucalyptus eugenioides, Sieb. 

 A WHITE STRINGYBARK. 



Botanical Name. Eugenioides, from two words, Eugenia, a genus of 

 Hyrtaceous plants, and a Greek word, oidos, like, indicating that the foliage 

 reminded the describer of that of a Eugenia. 



Vernacular Names. It is usually known simply as " Stringybark." It is 

 often known as " White Stringybark " in this State, and also in Victoria 

 (A. W. Howitt), but the timber is often reddish, and hence it bears the 

 name of " Eed Stringybark " also. In those cases E. capitellata, from the 

 same district, usually bears the name of " White Stringybark." 



Later on, specific instances will be given where the colour of the timber 

 is not white ; but on the whole this species appears to have paler timber than 

 the generality of the Stringybarks, and so the name " YY hite Stringybark " 

 is as good as any. 



The Stringybarks afford an excellent instance of the way in which timber- 

 trees refuse to be marshalled into well-defined groups, as we would like 

 them to do. It would save all persons concerned a great deal of trouble if 

 they would show less evidence of variation. 



Bark. The bark of the Stringybarks is .proverbially excellent for roof- 

 coverings for sheds, temporary houses, and the like. Often enough it covers 

 houses (even the walls) for anything but temporary purposes, lasting more 

 than a generation with care. 



Timber. When freshly cut usually dark brown, but drying to a pale 

 warm brown, and even whiter. In some districts, however, the timber is 

 distinctly red, even redder than the local E. capitellata timber. 



The timber of this species is good for building purposes, being strong and 

 durable and not particularly liable to warp. It is often considered, as at 

 Mudgee, superior to "Red Stringybark" (E. macrorrhyncha). 



Following is an extract from the Catalogue of the Queensland Forestry 

 Museum, 1904. 



Red Stringybark (Eucalyptus eugenioides). Plentiful in southern coastal 

 districts. 



A large tree, having a fibrous or stringy bark. Wood of a bright-red colour, 

 short-grained, and not capable of bearing a very heavy strain. It is not so 

 hard as other hardwoods, consequently fairly easy to work. Fencing-rails, 

 flooring-boards, railway sleepers, street-blocking, and general building purposes. 



With reference to the normal species, Mr. H. A. Lowe, of Mudgee, N.S.W., 

 a well-informed correspondent, writes under date 10th February, 1898 : 



I have a post and rail fence of this timber which has been erected for fifty- 

 two years, and the greater part of the fence is still in first-rate order. 



A brickmaker pronounces Stringybark timber to be the best for burning 

 tricks, as it does not give out too much heat. 



Size. A medium-sized and even large tree. Trees 60-80 feet are not 

 uncommon. 



Habitat. It appears to be confined to eastern Victoria, New South 

 Wales, from south to north, on the Dividing Range and its spurs, and east 

 of them,, and to southern Queensland. 



