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E. alba Reinw. 

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

 fibred, not fissile, brittle, not durable. 



E. Benthami 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 Lab ill. 



A White Gum. Pale pink. 



E. Dalrympleana Maiden. 

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



E. Dunnii Maiden. 

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

 grained and fissile, apparently tough. 



E. Gunnii Hook. f. 

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



E. ILEMASTOMA Sm. 



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



E. Irbyi Baker and Smith. 

 White Gum. Pale-coloured. 



E. leucoxylon 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. Naudiniana F.v.M. 

 Rrldish when fresh. 



E. Perriniana F.v.M. 

 A White Gum. Pale, brittle. 



E. precox Maiden. 

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



E. rubida Deane and Maiden. 

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



