EUCAL YPTUS. 



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ground ; sleepers, bridges, ship building and for general 

 purposes. Next to Jarrah the most durable of the gums. 

 16.62 per cent. Kino-red. Color, red often very dark red, 

 curly and figured, takes a fine polish. Very handsome. 

 One ton dried wood, 4 pounds pearl ash or 2% pounds 

 pure potash, (Mueller). Height up to 100 feet. 



EXPERIMENTS ON THE TRANSVERSE STRENGTH OF THE 

 wood of Eucalyptus rostrata var. (Dark Red Gum), by 

 Baron Mueller and J. G. Luehmann. The specimens 

 were 2 feet long and 2 inches square. 



Eucalyptus rostrata var. (Pale Red Gum ) 



E. saligna Blue gum, New South Wales. Straight 

 grower, fine for spars; very heavy; rather subject to shakes; 

 cross-grained; does not burn readily; durable. Uses gen- 

 eral, but not greatly esteemed. Color, red or warm brown. 

 Wavy grain. Height 100 to 120 feet. Often confused in 

 tests with botryoids. 



