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which we shall return when we speak of the properties of its leaves, 

 is certainly E, Globulus (fig. 299-303) or Blue Gum of Australia, 

 but beside or above it we may mention, among others, E, stellulata, 

 coriacea, amygdalina, obliqua, leucoxylon^ odorata, albens, sidero- 

 phloia, robustaj viminalis, rostrata, resinifera, diver sicolovj calophylla, 

 citriodora, eximia^ marginata^ etc., all most remarkable species, *and 

 many of which will be hereafter referred to as suitable for other uses.^ 

 There are many Myrtece with useful wood, and first the common 

 Myrtle, Myrtus communis (fig. 277-283), the aged stems of which 

 are used for making small household objects ; it is also employed in 

 turnery. In tropical Asia that of Eugenia malaccensis is esteemed 

 fur making domestic articles, as also that of E, lineata and linearis^ 

 used in cabinet-work ; that of E. aromatica, designated in Java under 

 the name of Copper wood, and especially of the Clove (fig. 288, 289), 

 which unfortunately does not attain large dimensions, but is useful 

 for making small articles and boxes to preserve delicate objects. In 

 South America a great many species of Eugenia are employed for 

 their wood : E. Luma and E, Temu, Chilian species ; E, Fitra^ a 

 species from the southern parts of the same country, etc. In IN'ew 

 Caledonia, are noted as plants with useful wood, several species of 

 Eugenia^ lately described under the name of Syzygium,^ chiefly S. 

 lateriflorum, multijpetalum^ nitidum, Pancherij wagapense, and a 

 Eugenia (Pteromyrtus) designated by the name of Oaryophyllus 

 pterocarpus. E, ovigera,^ of the same country, has a very hard wood 

 with dark heart. E. littoralis has a remarkable wood for turnery and 

 toy making. That of J^. Hechelii is reddish, with a close grain; 

 that of E. Brackenridgei A. Gray has also good qualities for joinery 

 and cabinet-work. In this respect the colony * off'ers many useful 

 products, not to speak of the xerocarpous Myrtaceee mentioned above. 

 Barringtonia often has a soft and yielding wood. That of B. alba, 

 however, is used in the Moluccas for cabinet-work; but that of 

 Lecythis and the neighbouring genera is often of good and fine 

 quality and renders great service to industry and domestic economy 

 in the tropical regions of South America. Thus that of L, Ollaria 

 (fig. 324), the trunk of which is said to be colossal, is used for 

 building in Yenezuela and Brazil ; likewise, in Guyana, that of L, 



* See p. 346, note 5. 3 Congener (?) ot Schizocali/x^ 



2 Br. et Gr. Ann. Sc. Nat. ser./5, iii. 221 ; ^ See Panch. et See. Notice Bois Njuv.'Calid. 



xiii. 385. 254-259 (see p. 340, note 8). 



