EUCAL YPTUS. 



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TENSILE EXPERIMENTS. 

 (Laslett.) 



E. sideroxylon Ironbark. Straight bole. High reputa- 

 tion for strength and durability (Maiden). One of the 

 hardest and heaviest of Australian woods, durable. Uses: 

 Piles, bridges, poles for drays, large beams, etc. Average 

 weight, 75 to 78 Ibs per cubic foot green; loses 3 to 5 Ibs 

 in first two years drying; subject to shakes, difficult to 

 dress, fine fuel; color rich red or dark red, sometimes 

 brown. Sp. gravity, 1.176. Height up to 200 feet. 



