126 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Eucalyptus piperita, Smith. 



A Stringy-bark-tree of New South Wales and Gippsland, often 

 termed White Stringy-bark. It grows to a considerable height and 

 attains a stem up to 4 feet in diameter. The wood is fissile, and 

 used for the same purposes as that of other Stringy-bar k-trees. 

 The foliage is rich in volatile oil. 



Eucalyptus Planchoniana, F. v. Mueller. 



South Queensland. A tree to about 100 feet in height, stem 3 feet 

 in diameter. The foliage is dense. Timber sound, heavy, hard and 

 durable, well adapted for sawing, but not easy to split (Bailey). 



Eucalyptus platyphylla, F. v. Mueller. 



Queensland. Regarded by the Rev. Julian Tenison Woods as one 

 of the best of shade-trees, and seen to produce leaves sometimes 1 J 

 foot long and 1 foot wide. This tree is available for open exposed 

 localities, where trees from deep forest valleys would not thrive. It 

 is closely allied to E. alba from Timor. The timber is curly and 

 durable. 



Eucalyptus polyanthema, Schauer.* 



South-East Australia, generally known as Red Box. A tree up to 

 150 feet high, which furnishes an extremely hard and lasting 

 timber ; in great demand for mining purposes and railway-sleepers, 

 also for wheelwrights' work ; for fuel this wood is unsurpassed. 

 It is extremely strong, excelling oak and ash. Surpassed, 

 according to our experiments among Eucalypts, only by E. 

 Leucoxylon and E. siderophloia in transverse strength. According 

 to Mr. J. Smith, of Kew-Garden, this species braved there frosts 

 to which all other congeners succumbed. 



Eucalyptus populifolia, Hooker. 



Warmer portions of East- Australia. The " Bembil" or Shining- 

 leaved Box-Eucalyptus. Wood used for posts, handspikes, levers, 

 and other articles needing toughness; proved to be durable (Bailey). 

 Particularly adapted for dry and hot countries. 



Eucalyptus punctata, Candolle.* 



The Leatherjacket or Hickory Eucalypt of New South Wales. A 

 beautiful tree, with a smooth bark, attaining a height of 100 feet 

 or more, of rather quick growth. The wood is of a light brown 

 colour, hard, tough and very durable ; used for fence-posts, railway- 

 sleepers, wheelwrights' work, also for ship-building (Woolls). 



