THE USES OF WOOD 19 



as White Tea Tree, Paper-bark Tree, Paper- 

 barked Tea Tree, Swamp Tea Tree, Milkwood 

 Tree, occurs in Australia. When worked this 

 timber smells hke Brazil nuts. A close-grained, 

 hard and durable wood. Brownish red in 

 colour. 



Coach Wood, Ceratopetalum apetalum, also 

 known as Leather Jacket, Light Wood, occurs in 

 New South Wales. A light close-grained, tough, 

 elastic wood. 



Elm, Canadian (Pig. 62), Ulmus racemosa, 

 also known as ClifE Elm, White Elm, Rock 

 Elm, Hickory Elm, Cork Elm, American 

 Elm, Swamp Elm, occurs in the United States 

 and Canada. A fine close-grained timber 

 which, to the touch, resembles cane. A very 

 elastic yet strong wood. Durable. " Bears 

 nails better than any other timber." Bends 

 easily. Heartwood light brown, sapwood 

 yellowish. 



Elm, English, Ulmus campestris, also known 

 as Common Elm, Cork Elm, European Elm, 

 occurs in Europe generally. " The Eialto at 

 Venice is said to be built on 12,000 Elm piles." 

 A coarse, open-grained wood, liable to shrinkage 

 and warping, but durable. Heartwood reddish 

 brown, sapwood yellow. 



Gum, Blue, Eucalyptus globulus (Fig. 1), 

 also known as Grey Gum, Bastard Box, occurs 



