174 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



50 60 ft. ; diam. 1 2 ft. Dark-coloured, hard, tough, close- 

 grained, difficult to season. Used for tool-handles and cogs. 



Eucalyptus goniocdlyx F. v. M. : (Order Myrtdcece), of Tasmania 

 and South-eastern Australia. "G-rey Box, Mountain Ash, 

 Spotted, Grey, White," or "Blue Gum." Height up to 300 ft.; 

 diam. to 6 or 10 ft. S.G. 1152798. W 7274. E 799 Ibs. 

 Pale yellow to light brown, very hard, tough, usually free from 

 gum-veins, straight-grained, difficult to split, not warping, very 

 durable, especially underground. Used for joists, beams, rafters, 

 sleepers, spokes, staves, boat-building, and fuel. 



Box, Black (Eucalyptus largiftorens). See Gum, Slaty. 

 (E. oUiqua). See Stringybark. 

 (E. microtheca). See Box, Dwarf. 



Box, Brisbane or Brush (Tristdnia conferta). See Box, 

 Bastard. 



Box, Brown. See Box, Red. 



Box, Cape (Bums Macowani Oliv. : Order Euphorbidcece). 

 Eastern Cape Colony. Height 40 80 ft. diam. up to 4 ft. 

 Yellow, hard, close and even-grained, resembling European 

 (Turkish) Box, but not equally valuable for engraving. Used for 

 turnery. The name is also applied to Gonioma Kamdssi E. Mey. 

 [See Kamassi.] 



Box, China (Murraya exdtica L. : Order Rutdcece). Queensland. 

 Small, resembling Box, but apt to crack, requiring careful season- 

 ing. W 6163. Used for tool-handles. 



BOX, Cooburn (Eucalyptus largifldrens). See Gum, Slaty, 



Box, Dwarf, Flooded, or Narrow-leaved (E. microtheca 

 F. v. M. : Order Myrtdcece). Also known as "Bastard" or "Black 

 Box." Australia, in most of the colonies. Reddish, hard, heavy, 

 elastic, sometimes figured like walnut, but darker, heavier, closer- 

 grained, and too hard for ordinary cabinet-work. Used in 

 building. 



Box, Grey (Eucalyptus goniocdlyx). See Box, Bastard. 



(E. hemiphloia). See Canarywood. 

 ,, (E. largifldrens). See Gum, Slaty. 

 (E. polydnthema). See Box, Red. 



