416 R. T. BAKER. 



"Bloodwood," from the nature of the bark, which resembles 

 somewhat those species of Eucalypts. It is probably the 

 thinnest bark of all the ironbarks, and lacks the deep fur- 

 rows so common to the group, being friable and so very 

 short in the fibre on the exterior half, but hard and com- 

 pact and deep red in colour for the remaining thickness, 

 there being almost an entire absence of kino. The early 

 leaves, say two or three are at first rather broadly lanceo- 

 late, from 7 to 9 inches long and 2| to 3 inches broad, but 

 later leaves much smaller and less coriaceous than the 

 earlier ones, venation distinct, intramarginal vein removed 

 from the edge, lateral veins medium oblique. Normal 

 leaves lanceolate, falcate, varying in length and width, and 

 may be described in a general way as only medium size for 

 an ironbark, not thick; venation not at all distinct as a 

 rule, intramarginal vein removed from the edge, lateral 

 veins fairly oblique. Inflorescence paniculate-corymbose, 

 but when developed into the fruiting stage becoming 

 almost corymbose. Oalyx pyriform, ribbed. Operculum 

 conical, the rim of the calyx bulging beyond the base of it. 

 Fruits pear shaped on a long slender pedicel, strongly four 

 ribbed, contracted at the rather thin rim, valves deeply 

 inserted, 9 lines long and 4 lines wide. 



Timber. — The colour is a deep red or reddish chocolate 

 when fresh cut, but rather inclined to become a lighter red 

 when aged. It is hard, heavy, straight or interlocked in 

 the grain, which may be described as rather open, the 

 vessels being conspicuous in a longitudinal cut, and appear- 

 ing as whitish streaks. It planes and dresses well, and is 

 suitable for all kinds of heavy constructional works. 



In its economics it is probably equal to the very best 

 of other ironbarks, such as E. crebrq, E. paniculata, E. 

 sideropliloia. 



Anatomical. — A close textured timber with specially 

 thick walled fibres having numerous apertures opening in 



