

IX EXTRA-TROPICAL COUNTRIES. 125 



Eucalyptus oleosa, F. v. Mueller. 



One of the smaller Eucalypts known as Mallee, extending from 

 East to West Australia through the desert regions. The essential 

 oil, in which the foliage of this species is very rich, dissolves, 

 according to Mr. Bosisto, India-rubber without heat. It is also one 

 of the best to dissolve amber and other fossil resins. The variety 

 longirostris attains a height of 120 feet, with stems of 70 feet with- 

 out branch, in West Australia, where it is vernacularly known as 

 Morrell. The wood is remarkably hard, splits freely, and is used 

 for spears, rafters, fence-rails, wheelwrights' work, agricultural 

 implements, etc. It is of a red tinge and sinks in water, also when 

 dry. 



Eucalyptus paniculata, Smith.* 



The White Iron-bark tree of New South Wales. This species 

 furnishes a hard durable wood, excellent for railway-sleepers, 

 according to the Rev. Dr. Woolls. It is also much used for build- 

 ing and fencing, as it splits well and is lasting underground. All 

 the trees of this series are deserving of cultivation, as their wood, 

 though always excellent, is far from alike, and that of each species 

 preferred for special purposes of the artizan. 



Eucalyptus pauciflora, Sieber. (E. coriacea, A. Cunningham.) 



New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania. A tree of handsome 

 appearance, with a smooth white bark, and generally drooping 

 foliage, attaining considerable dimensions ; vernacularly known as 

 a White-Gum or Drooping-Gum or Swamp-Gum-tree. It grows 

 best in moist ground, ascends to an elevation of 5,000 feet, and is 

 one of the hardiest of all its congeners. Its timber is used for 

 ordinary building and fencing purposes. 



Eucalyptus phoenicea, F. v. Mueller. 



Carpentaria and Arnhem's Land. Of the quality of the timber 

 hardly anything is known, but the brilliancy of its scarlet flowers 

 recommends this species to a place in any forest or garden planta- 

 tion. For the same reason also E. miniata, from North Australia, 

 and E. ficifolia, from South- West Australia, should be brought 

 extensively under cultivation. 



Eucalyptus pilularis, Smith. 



The Black-butt-tree of South Queensland, New South Wales and 

 Gippsland. One of the best timber-yielding trees about Sydney ; 

 of rather rapid growth (Rev. Dr. Woolls). It is much used for 

 flooring-boards, also for railway-sleepers and telegraph-poles. 

 Messrs Camara and Kirton measured a tree in the Illawarra dis- 

 trict, which had a girth of 45 feet and a height of about 300 feet. 



