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lura, nor teredo, nor termites, and therefore so much 

 sought for jetties and other structures exposed to sea- 

 water ; also for any underground work, and largely 

 exported for railway sleepers. Vessels built of this 

 timber have been enabled to do away with all copper- 

 plating. It is very strong, of a close grain and a 

 slightly oily and resinous nature. It works well, 

 makes a fine finish, and is by ship-builders here con- 

 sidered superior to either Oak, Teak, or, indeed, any 

 any other wood. The tree grows chiefly on iron- 

 stone ranges. 



At Melbourne it is not quick of growth, if compared 

 to our Blue Gum (Euc. globulus, Lab. ), or to our 

 Stringy-bark (E. dbliqua, '1 Her.), but it is likely to 

 grow with celerity in our ranges. 



Eucalyptus eosteata (Schlechtendal).* — The 

 Bed Gum of Victoria, South Australia, and many river- 

 flats in the interior of the Australian continent. Al- 

 though a native tree of this colony, it has been intro- 

 duced into this list on account of its wood being of 

 extraordinary endurance under ground, and for this 

 reason so highly valued for fence-posts, piles, and rail- 

 way sleepers ; for the latter purpose it will last at 

 least a dozen years, and if well-selected, much long- 

 er. It is also extensively used by ship-builders, for 

 main stem, stern-post, inner post, deadwood, floor tim- 

 bers, futtocks, transoms, knight-head, hawse-pieces, 

 cant, stern, quarter and fashion timber, bottom-planks, 

 breast-hooks, and riders, windlass, bow-rails, etc., etc. 

 It should be steamed before it is worked for planking. 

 Next to the Jarrah, from West Australia, this is the 



* Second tupplement by the same author. It Is said of this variety that 

 instances are on record of the stem having attained a girth of sixty feet, at 

 six feet from the ground, through the formation of buttresses. 



