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'' Messmate." Height 100—150, or even 250—300 ft. ; diam. 

 3—4 or even 15 ft. S.G. 1,045—783. W 50—64. E 1,202 tons. 

 / 4-72. fc 2-9. fs -476. Tensile strength 8,200—8,500 lbs. per 

 inch. Straight-growing, light to dark-brown, with a wavy figure 

 near the base, heavy, hard, straight, close, and even, but rather 

 coarse in grain, strong, tough ; splitting very freely, somewhat 

 liable to shakes and gum- veins, durable ; but, from its tendency to 

 warp, requires seasoning. Probably the most generally used of 

 all Eucalypts, being employed te^^ fencing, agricultural implements, 

 joists, flooring, shingles, for ships' beams and keels, mine-timbers, 

 paving, and piles. It has been successfully introduced into India, 

 especially in the Nilgiri hills. 



(vi) E, acmenioides Schauer. South-East Australia. Known 

 also as "White Mahogany" and ''Broad-leaved Box." Height 

 40— 60 ft. ;diam. 1|— 2|ft. S.G. 1,066. W 67-25. Pale-coloured, 

 heavier, and more durable than the preceding, sometimes prettily 

 figured, strong, tough, easily spht, v/ith a satiny lustre when planed. 

 Used like the last-mentioned. 



Stringybark, Red. See Mahogany, Forest. 



Stringybark, Yellow [E, Muelleri J. B. Moore). Strong, tough, 

 and suitable for harbour-works. 



Stringybark, White (i) Eucal'^^tus piperita [see Peppermint], 

 (ii) E. capitelldta, and (iii) E, etcgenioides. 



E. capitelldta Sm. Eastern Austraha. Known also as " Spotted 

 Gum" and "Peppermint." Ahorig, '' Yangoora." Height 80— 

 120 or 200 ft. ; diam. 3—5 ft. S.G. 838. W 52-26. Moderately 

 heavy, tough, strong, easily spht, durable. Fsed for fencing, 

 house-carpentry, and fuel. 



E. eugenioides Sieb. South-East Australia. EJaown also as 

 " Broad-leaved Stringybark." Height said to reach 200 ft. Light- 

 coloured, said to be less easily spht, but more durable than the 

 other Stringybarks, but inferior as fuel. Used for fencing, shingles, 

 and flooring. 



Sugar-berry. See Hackberry. 



Sugi {Gryptomeria japonica Don: Order Taxodinece), China 

 and Japan ; introduced into England in 1843. Growing at altitudes 

 of 500—1,200 or 3,000 ft. Known also as "Japanese Cedar." 

 Height 60- 125 ft. ; diam. 4—5 ft., tapering. Brownish-red, re- 

 sembhng Sequoia in texture. Used for common lacquer-ware. 

 One of the most abundant and useful of Japanese forest-trees. 



Sumach, Staghorn {Rhus typMna L. : Order TerebintMcece). 

 Canada and North-Eastern United States. Known also as '' Vir- 

 ginian Sumach." Germ, '' Hirschkolben Sumach." Height seldom 

 20 ft. ; diam. seldom 10 in. S.G. 436. W 27. Sapwood very 



