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As a fuel, both for domestic and industrial purposes, 

 the wood, natural and carbonized, of some species, is 

 superior to most others, and, for steam purposes, some, 

 as Iron-bark and Box, are only inferior to coal. 



Possessing so many valuable qualities, combined 

 with the fact that these trees are found growing, in 

 New South Wales, in boundless forests, under extremes 

 of climate, both as to heat and cold — ranging from 

 one hundred and thirty to twenty-five degrees Fah- 

 renheit — it may be inferred that forests of them wUl 

 some day be planted in many other parts of the world. 



The following list comprises the principal species : 



1. White Gum (Eiuxilyptus hcemastoma). — ^Yields 

 gum resin largely, is not remarkable for its timber, 

 but is a good domestic fuel. Height, fifty to one hun- 

 dred feet. 



2. RiVEB White Gum {E. radiata). — A fair-last- 

 ing timber for rough fencing ; diflBcult to burn ; a bad 

 fuel. One hundred feet. 



3. Blue Gum, Common Paebamatta {K rostrata, 

 B. ) — Used in ship-building for knees, beams, and some 

 kinds of planking. A very durable wood ; will last 

 well as posts in the ground ; inferior fuel. One hun- 

 dred and twenty feet. 



4. Flooded Blue Gum (E. eugenoides). — The best 

 timber for ship-building (planking in particular) ; very 

 durable. One of the best timbers for many purposes ; 

 inferior fuel. One hundred and eighty feet 



5. Grey Gum oe Red Gum {E. tereticornis) A 



very strong, durable, hard wood, almost equal to Iron- 

 bark for some purposes j lastsin the ground; inferior 

 fuel. One hundred and fifty feet. 



