200 LI. MYRTACE^. 



Eucalyptus — contd. 



saligna, Sm. — Grey Gum. A large tree, timber very durable. 

 Yield of oil from dry leaves, 18 oz. per cwt. (/. F. 

 Bailey). Gum contains 28.4 per cent, tannin, 42 per cent, 

 arabin ( Loewenberg's method.) (Lauterer). 



resinifera, Sm. — Red Stringybark, Jimmy Low, and Forest 

 Mahogany. " Roangga" of Palmer natives. Gum con- 

 tains tannic acid 26 per cent., arabin 48.4 per cent 

 (Lauterer). Wood useful for piles, fencing-posts, and 

 similar work. 

 var. grandiflora, Benth. 



pellita, F. v. M. 



Subseries Inclusae. 



phoenicea, F. v. M. 



clavigera, A. Cunn. — The wood dark, hard, and durable. 



grandifolia, R. Br. 



stannariensis, Bail. — Dead Finish of Stannary Hills. (Fig. 

 172.) 



tessellaris, F. v. M. — Moreton Bay Ash. " Carbeen" and 

 " Ori " of St. George, " Woonara " of Nanango, 

 " Urrgula" of Palmer River, " Tchunba" of Bundaberg, 

 " Wonkara" of Port Curtis, and " Algoori " of Mackay 

 natives. Wood tough and durable. Gum contains tannin 

 52.3 per cent., arabin and metarabin 5.5 per cent. 

 (Lauterer). 

 var. Dallachiana, F. v. M. — Cabbage Gum and Pudding 

 Gum. 



Subseries Corymbosse. 



setosa, SeJiau. 



peltata, Benth. 



lati folia, F. v. M. 



corymbosa, Sm. — Bloodwood. " Ambool " of St. George, 



" Gooden" of Nanango, " Boona" of Brisbane River and 



Stradbroke Island, and " Jingil " of Cooktown natives. 



The gum will quickly cure ringworm (W . Macartney). 

 terminalis, F. v. M. — Bloodwood. " Narm-boon-bong" of 



Cloncurry, " Kulcha" of Gilbert River, " Gaja" of 



Palmer River, and " Arangmill " of Rockhampton 



natives. 

 var. carnosa. Bail., Ol., Agric. Jl. xv. (1905) 898. — An 



inland tree ; fruit unusually fleshy. 



