GUM— HACKBERRY isa 



and is used for the inside linings of cheap furniture, competing 

 with the lower grades of Canary Whitewood. 



Gum, Water [Tristdnia neriifoUa R. Br. : Order Myrtdcece). 

 New South Wales. Height 80—100 ft. ; diam. If— 2 ft. W m-Q. 

 Very close-grained and elastic, apt to split in drying. Used for 

 handles, mallets, cogs. 



Gum, Broad-leaved Water {T. suaveohns Sm.). Eastern Austraha. 

 Knowa also as " Swamp Mahogany " and " Bastard Peppermint." 

 Height 50—60 ft. ; diam. 1 — 1| ft. Red, resembhng Spanish 

 Mahogany, hard, close-grained, strong, elastic, tough, durable, 

 but apt to split in drying, termite- and teredo-proof. Extensively 

 used for piles, sleepers, posts, handles, cogs, coach-frames, etc. 



Gum, Wattle {Acacia microhotrya Benth. : Order Leguminosce), 

 West Australia. " Badjong." Used for barrel-staves and soft- 

 wood turnery. 



Gum, White, a name applied to Eucalyptus amygdalina [See 

 Ash, Mountain], E. gomphocephala [See Tewart], E. goniocdlyx 

 [See Box, Bastard], E, Gunnii [See Gum, Cider], E. hcemdstoma 

 [See Gum, Seribbly], E. hemiphloia [See Ganarywood], E. leucoxylon 

 [See Ironbark], E, pauciflora [See Gum, Mountain White], E, popu- 

 lifolia [See Gum, Nankeen], E. redunca [See Wandoo], E. resinifera 

 [See Mahogany], E. rostrdta [See Gum, Red], E. saligna [See Gum, 

 Blue], E. stelluldta [See Gum, Black], E, Stuartidna [See Gum, 

 Apple-scented], and E. vimindlis [See Gum, Manna]. 



Gum, Yellow, a name apphed in Austraha to E. G<inmi [See 

 Gum, Cider], E, punctata [See Leatherjacket], or E. melUodora 

 [See Box, Yellow], and, in North America to Nyssa multi-flora 

 [See Gum, Black]. 



Gum, York (JS7. fcecunda Schauer =E, loxophleba Benth.). Western 

 Austraha. Height 80 ft. ; diam. 3 ft. W 59—77. Light pink, 

 hard, heavy, close-grained, tough, elastic. Used by the aborigines 

 for spears ; suitable for spokes. 



Gurjun {Dipterocdrpus turbindtus Gaertn. fil. or D, aldtus Roxb. : 

 Order Dipterocarpdcece). Andaman Islands and Further India. 

 Also known as '' Wood-oil tree." Burm. '' Ka-nyin " and some- 

 times '' Eng." Height up to 250 ft. ; diam. 8 ft. W 38—55. Light 

 brown to red, dense, hard, but will not stand moisture. Excellent 

 for house-building, posts, or planks. 



Guru-kina {Oalophyllum tomentosum Wight: Order Outtiferm). 

 Ceylon. W 62-6. E 657 tons. / 3-90. fc 2-41. fs -423. Used 

 for tea-chests and in building. 



Hackberry {Giltis occidentdUs L. : Order Ulmdcece), Eastern 

 North America, '' Sugarberry, Nettle-tree, False Elm." French 



