212 J. V. DE COQUE. 



Red Gum — (E. tereticomis, Sm.) 



To be found at its best along the south coast. It is closely- 

 allied to E. rostrata, which it resembles. It is unfortunately- 

 soft in the heart and decays quickly. Free of heart it is a fairly- 

 good timber, but except for wheelwright's work it is not suitable 

 for general purposes. This timber must not be confounded with 

 the many varieties, all more or less inferior, and many useless. 

 The architect in particular would do well to avoid all red gums 

 for building purposes. 



Apple Tree Gum — (Eucalyptus stuartiana, E.v.M.) 



A vicious useless timber except for rough posts, sometimes 

 substituted for box timber, which it unfortunately resembles 

 somewhat in its green state. 



Woollybutt — (Eucalyptus longifolia, Link et Otto.) 



A fairly useful building timber, by no means remarkable for 

 durability, which can with safety be called a third-class hardwood. 



Eurabbie or Blue Gum — (Eucalyptus globulus, Labill.) 



This timber is the true E. globulus of Victoria and Tasmania, 

 and is only found, so far as my knowledge extends, in the Tum- 

 berumba district of New South Wales, and is only to be seen 

 growing at a certain altitude, viz., 2,500 to 3,000 feet above sea 

 level. In the Tumberumba district it is valued highly and largely 

 used in tailraces for mining purposes, also for bridge decking and 

 girders. It is not quite so free in the grain as the Yictorian 

 variety, which opens up from the heart in a surprising manner. 

 I have seen a round log in the Otway Forest, Victoria, twenty 

 feet long and three feet through, split open from end to end after 

 the first three feet of it had been entered with a circular saw. 



Except in the district where it grows it is but little known in 

 the Colony, and quite recently it fell into disrepute owing to its 

 being mistaken for the local messmate (E. amygdalina), a timber 

 lacking strength and durability, but resembling it in colour. The 



