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Box, Bastard is also a name of wide application in Australia, 

 sometimes referring to Eucalyptus largiflorens [See Gum, Slaty], 

 M. longifoUa [See Woolly Butt], E. microtheca [See Box, Dwarf], 

 E. folydnthema [See Box, Red], E. punctata [See Leather-jacket], 

 or E, tereticorms [See Gum, Slaty] ; but chiefly to Tristdnia con- 

 ferta, T, laurina, and Eucalyptus goniocdlyx, 



Tristdnia conferta R. Br. (Order Myrtdcece), otherwise "Bris- 

 bane, Brush, Red," or " White Box," or " Brisbane Mahogany." 

 Aborig. " Tubbil-puUa." ISTorth-Eastern Austraha. Height 80— 

 120 ft. ; diam. 1—3 ft. W 59—64. Greyish or brownish, some- 

 times prettily grained, strong, tough, hard, elastic, and durable, 

 but warping very much unless carefully seasoned, dressing well 

 and not attacked by termites. Used for ship-building, bridges, 

 tram-rails, tool-handles, etc. 



T. laurina R. Br., of Eastern Australia, known also as " Water 

 Gum, Beech," and " Swamp Mahogany," is a smaller tree. Height 

 50—60 ft. ; diam. 1—2 ft. Dark-coloured, hard, tough, close- 

 grained, difficult to season. Used for tool-handles and cogs. 



Eucalyptus goniocdlyx E. v. M. (Order Myrtdcece), of Tasmania 

 and South-Eastern Australia. " Grey Box, Mountain Ash, Spotted, 

 Grey, White," or " Blue Gum." Height up to 300 ft. ; diam. to 

 6 or 10 ft. S.G. 1152— 798. W 72^74 B 799 lbs. Pale yellow 

 to light brown, very hard, tough, usually free from gum- veins, 

 straight-grained, difficult to spHt, not warping, very durable, 

 especially underground. Used for joists, beams, rafters, sleepers, 

 spokes, staves, boat-building, and fuel. 



Box, Black {Eucalyptus largiflorens). See Gum, Slaty. 

 „ „ {E. obliqua). See Stringybark. 

 „ „ (E. microthka). See Box, Dwarf. 



Box, Brisbane or Brush [Tristdnia conferta). See Box, Bastard. 



Box, Brown. See Box, Bed. 



Box, Cape [Buxus Macowani Oliv. : Order Euphorhidcece), Eastern 

 Cape Colony. Height 40 — 80 ft. ; diam. up to 4 ft. W 74. Yellow, 

 hard, close and even-grained, resembHng European (Turkish) 

 Box, but not equally valuable for engraving. Used for turnery. 

 The name is also applied to Oonioma Kamdssi E. Mey. [See 

 KamassL] 



Box, China {Murray a exotica L. : Order Butdcece), Queensland. 

 Small, resembHng Box, but apt to crack, requiring careful seasoning. 

 W 61 — 63. Used for tool-handles. 



Box, Cooburn {Eucalyptus largiflorens). See Gum, Slaty. 



Box, Dwarf, Flooded, or Narrow-leaved {E, microtheca E. v. M. : 

 Order Myrtdcece). Also known as " Bastard " or " Black Box." 

 Austraha, in most of the colonies. Eeddish, hard, heavy, elastic, 



