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E. Jacksoni Maiden. 

 " Red Tingle Tingle." A noble forest tree np to 200 feet high with a long 

 trunk which attains a diameter of 15 feet. Bark fibrous, reddish, thick, of a 

 stringybark character, but somewhat brittle, covering the trunk and branches. 

 Timber rich red, reminding some of E. resinifera. 



E. KlRTONIANA F.V.M. 



A medium-sized tree, with furrowed, fibrous bark or described as a Stringybark, 

 resembling that of E. resinifera. 



E. LEPTOPHLEBA F.V.M. 



A large tree, bark of a dirty grey, rugose, fissured on the trunk and persistent 

 on the branches. It is known in North Queensland as Blackbutt. It is a flaky-barked 

 Box, the rough bark extending to the branchlets. Timber reddish-brown. 



E. LONGICORNIS F.V.M. 



" It is a magnificent tree, and, unlike the other allies of E. oleosa, it carries its 

 rough bark right up to the base of the crown." (C. E. Lane-Poole sending a photograph 

 from Westonia State Forest.) Timber red and exceptionally tough. 



Mueller originally described it with " a rugose, ash-coloured bark (Rhytiphloise) 

 on the trunk, persistent on the branches." 



E. longifolia Link and Otto. 

 A handsome, large tree. Bark of a dirty grey, brittle, fibrous character, and 

 when thick thought to be of a woolly texture, hence the name Woollybutt. It often 

 resembles box bark a good deal. Sometimes the bark on the branches is deciduous, 

 when it is known as Peppermint. 



E. MARGINATA Sm. 



Bark rough, persistent, fissured-flat. In bark it gave me the impression 

 somewhat of E. resinifera of the eastern States, or, perhaps of the Turpentine 

 (Syncarpia laurifolia). 



The above was written by me standing in front of characteristic trees. At 

 the same time, while noting there were local differences (as is common in most 

 Eucalypts), I could not understand the following official statement by Mr. Simpson 

 of Bunbury : — 



Vakieties of Jabbaf. 



There aie thiee distinct varieties. A botanist might not be willing to admit that this is the case, 

 but the practical sawyer of large experience recognises the difference between these varieties at a glance. 



The Salmon-bark, as its name indicates, is mottled like the king of fish. The wood is straw-coloured (!), 

 close in the grain, and freer from gum-veins than Jarrah usually is. The smooth straight trunk rises from 

 30 to 40 feet before branching out, the crown being formed by thiee or four limbs spreading out nearly 

 opposite each other. This kind yields by far the best wood for planking, and bends readily in almost any 

 way that may be required. I have seen a board of this kind of Jarrah 7 in. x 1 in. and 30 feet in length bent 

 into a complete circle, without the slightest sign of breakage. 



For ships' planking or in any position where tenacity is required, that is by far the best kind of 

 Jarrah. It is, however, less plentiful than other varieties. 



