EUCALYPTUS. 



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TENSILE EXPERIMENTS. 

 (Laslett.) 



EXPERIMENTS ON THE TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF WOOD 

 of E. globulus, by Baron von Mueller and J. G. Lueh- 

 mann. The pieces were two inches square, two feet 

 long between the supports, the weight suspended in 

 the middle, both ends free. The timber was seasoned 

 nine months. 



