210 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



Box." Height 5060 ft.; diam. 2 ft. Grey or light brown, 

 hard, heavy, close-grained, very tough, strong, hard to work, but 

 susceptible of a fine polish, liable to gum-veins and often unsound, 

 durable. Used for sleepers, posts, and building. 



Gum, Peppermint. See Gum, Manna. 



Gum, Red, a name applied in Australia to Angdphora lanceoldta 

 [See Apple-tree], Eucalyptus amygdalina [See Ash, Mountain], 

 E. Gunnii [See Gum, Cider], E. melliodura [See Box, Yellow], 

 E. punctilio, [See Leatherjacket], E. resinl/em [See Mahogany], 

 E. tereticdrnis [See Gum, Mountain], and especially to E. rostrdta 

 and E. calophf/lla. E. rostrdta Schlecht. Eastern Australia, 

 Known also as " Creek, River, Forest, Flooded, Blue, White 

 Gum," or " Yellow-jacket." Aborig. " Yarrah," not to be con- 

 founded with Jarrah, though little inferior to it. Height 30 80 

 or 100 ft.; diam. 16 or 8 ft. S.G. 7901045. W 53-562-5. 

 Dark red, with a pretty curly figure, moderately heavy, 

 exceedingly hard when dry, and therefore most difficult to work, 

 liable to twists and shakes in seasoning, but can take a fine 

 polish, very durable, termite- and teredo-proof. Highly valued for 

 ships' beams, sleepers, piles, bridges, posts, building, fencing, and 

 charcoal ; but, owing to its hardness, only slightly for furniture. 

 This is the chief wood used for paving in Melbourne, costing 

 about 9 per 1000 blocks, or 14s. per 100 feet super. E. calophf/lla 

 R Br. of South-west Australia, reaching a height of 150 ft., 

 yields a tough but not durable wood, used for wheels, handles, 

 and building. 



Gum, Red, in Tasmania (E. Stuartidna). See Gum, Apple 

 scented. 



Gum, Red, in the United States, a trade name for Liquiddmbar 

 styradflua. See Gum, Sweet. 



Gum, Rusty. See Apple tree 



Gum, Scribbly (Eucalyptus hwmdstoma Sm.). Queensland and 

 New South Wales. Known also as " Spotted, White" or "Blue 

 Gum," "Black-butt," "Mountain Ash," etc, Height, 60120 

 ft.; diam. 23 ft. S.G. 1101. W. 68-75. Grey or reddish, 

 wavy or stripy, often crooked, close, smooth, short-grained, 



