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E. alba Re'nw. 

 White or Cabbage Gum. Red when newly cut, drying reddish-brown, coarse* 

 fibred, not fissile, brittle, not durable. 



E. Bexthami Maiden and Cambage. 

 White Gum. Timber pale pink when fresh, and of moderate hardness and 

 fissility. 



E. CLADOCALYX F.V.M. 



Sugar Gum. Pale, but slightly brown in the centre, tends to be brittle. White 

 ants are fond of it. 



E. CORD ata Labill. 



A White Gum. Pale pink. 



E. Dalrympleaxa Maiden. 

 White Gum. A pinkish timber, reputed to be of promise for paper-pulp. 



E. Duxxn Maiden. 

 White Gum. White throughoixt, from the sap to the heart, somewhat coarse- 

 grained and fissile, apparently tough. 



E. Grxxn Hook. f. 

 Cider Gum. Pale-coloured, pink when fresh; brittle. 



E. ELEMASTOMA Sm. 



White Gum. Reddish ; soft, brittle and usually considered inferior. 



E. Irbyi Baker and Smith. 

 White Gum. Pale-coloured. 



E. leucoxylox F.v.M. 

 White Gum. Pale, inferior. 



E. maculosa R. T. Baker. 

 White or Spotted Gum. Pink when fresh — dries paler; brittle, not durable. 



E. Muelleri T. B. Moore. 

 Wood of a light red colour, extremely hard and surprisingly heavy, and jf a 

 stringy and close-grained character. 



E. Xaudixiaxa F.v.M. 

 Reddish when fresh. 



E. PERRrXIAXA F.V.M. 



A White Gam. Pale, brittle. 



E. PRiECOX Maiden. 

 White Gum. Pale-coloured, with kino veins : brittle. 



E. rubida Deanc and Maiden. 

 Candle-bark. Pink when fresh, dries paler. Brittle, not durable. 



