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EUCALYPTUS. 



EXPERIMENTS ON THE TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF THE 

 Wood of Eucalyptus melliodora, by Baron Mueller and 

 J. G. lyUehmann. The specimens were 2 feet long and 

 2 inches square. 



E. microcorys Tallow-wood. Timber strong and durable 

 above and below ground. Uses : Wheelwright and floor- 

 ing, especially of ball rooms. Wood greasy, whence 

 comes name. Color, yellow or yellowish brown. Height 

 100 to 120 feet. 



E. microtheca Black or Flooded Box, and other pre- 

 fixes to boxwood. Very hard, heavy and elastic. Does well 

 as piles and ties in railroad work and in building. Color, 

 reddish to brown. A desert tree. 



E. obliqua Stringy bark, Iron Box, Messmate, straight 

 .and fissile, easily worked and so more generally used than 

 other Eucalypti for building, fencing, scantlings, shingles, etc. 

 Has a tendency to warp. Near base has beautiful wavy 

 figure ; very ornamental ; color buff or light brown. 



EXPERIMENTS ON THE TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF THE 

 wood of Eucalyptus obliqua, by Baron Mueller and J. G. 

 lyUehmann. The specimens were 2 ft. long and 2 in. 

 square. 



