252 EUCALYPTUS. 



E. capitellata Stringy bark ; good splitting timber. 

 Uses: posts, rails, shakes, etc. Sp. gravity .838 (52.26 

 Ibs. per cubic foot. Balfour). Height up to 200 feet. 



E. calophylla Redgum of W. A. Wood tough. Used 

 for naves, spokes, ploughs, shafts, handles; also for frames, 

 rails and various building purposes not durable under 

 ground (Mueller). Height up to 150 feet. 



E. cornuta Yate or Yeit. Hard and elastic wood, sug- 

 gesting ash. Used for agricultural implements, boat ribs, 

 etc. Heavy, sinks in water. Sp. gravity when well dried, 

 1.235. Height up to 100 feet. 



E. corymbosa Bloodwood. Subject to gum veins, and 

 consequently not so good for sawn timber. Very durable; 

 resists white ants, damp, etc. Does not burn readily. 

 Easily worked when fresh, but soon becomes very hard; 

 generally dark red color (Maiden,). Height 80 to 100 feet. 



E. corynocalyx Sugar gum. Timber very heavy; of 

 great lateral strength, very hard when dry, and durable. 

 Resists insects, ants, damp rot, etc. One of the least 

 likely to warp of the genus. Uses: railroad ties, joists, 

 rafters, piles, planking, naves and felloes of wheels, etc. 

 (J. E. Brown). Weighs 69 Ibs. per cubic foot ("Warren). 

 Color, pale yellow. Height up to 120 feet. 



E. crebra Narrow-leaved ; iron bark. Hard, tough, of 

 inlocked fibre. Uses : fence-posts, building, sleepers, bridges, 

 piles, wheelwright work, etc. (Maiden). Very heavy. Sp. 

 gravity 1.211 (Capt. Ward). Color, rich brown. Height 

 60 to 100 feet. 



E. diversicolor Karri. Wood straight in grain, tough, 

 bends easily but is not as easily worked as Eucalyptus mar- 

 ginata. Uses: large planks, scantlings, piles, wheelwright 

 work, rudders, masts, etc. Does not finish well; very dur- 



