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prettily marked, hence used for cabinet-work, but more particularly for 

 piles, bridges and railway-sleepers. 



E. Planchoniana, F.v.M. It grows on arid, somewhat sandy or more 

 particularly rocky ridges near Moreton Bay. Beyond tropics. 



Timber sound, heavy, hard and durable, well adapted for sawing, 

 but not easy to split. 



E. platyphylla, F.v.M. Available for open, exposed localities. Tro- 

 pics and beyond. 



Timber curly and durable. 



E, rostrata, Schlecht. " Red Gum Tree." Throughout nearly the 

 whole of Australia at low elevations ; nearly always found on moist 

 ground with a clayey subsoil. It will thrive in ground, periodically in- 

 undated for a considerable time, and even in slightly saline places. 

 Tropics and beyond. 



The timber is one of the most highly esteemed in all Australia 

 among that of Eucalypts, being heavy, hard, strong, and extremely 

 durable, either above or under ground or in water. For these reasons 

 it is very much prized for fence-posts, piles and railway- sleepers. For 

 the latter purpose it will last at least a dozen years, but if well selected, 

 much longer. Indeed, Mr. Speight reports that sleepers were found 

 quite sound after being 24 years in use. It is also extensively em- 

 ployed by ship-builders for main-stem, stern-post, inner-post, dead- 

 wood, floor-timbers, futtocks, transoms, knighthead, hawse-piecos, cant, 

 stern, quarter and fashion-timbers, bottom-planks, breast-hooks and 

 riders, windlass and bow-rails. It should be steamed before it is worked 

 for planking. Also largely used for felloes, buffers and posts and any 

 part of structures, which come in contact with the ground ; but not 

 surpassed in endurance for woodbricks in street-paving and for tram- 

 ways. Next to the Jarrah from West Australia, this is the best Euca- 

 lyptus-wood for resisting the attacks of the crustaceous chelura and 

 limnoria, and teredo-mullusk and white ants, and it has the advantage 

 of being considerable stronger, proving equal in many instances to 

 American white oak. 



E. saligna, Smith. In rich soil along banks of streams, in woods, 

 also on the outskirts of forests. Beyond tropics. 



The wood employed for rails will last a life-time. Is of excellent 

 quality, and largely used for building purposes. 



E. siderophloia y Benth. " White Iron-bark Tree." Beyond tropics. 



This furnishes one of the strongest and most durable timbers of new 

 South Wales, with great advantage used for railway sleepers and for 

 many building purposes. It is likewise highly appreciated by wheel- 

 wrights, especially for spokes, also well adapted for tool handles and 

 various implements. Its extreme hardness renders this wood difficult 

 to work. 



E. tereticornis, Smith. " Flooded Gum Tree." Never very far from 

 littoral regions, occupying generally humid flats or growing round 

 swamps and lakes or along water courses, never on saline ground, or 

 salt water streams ; becoming stunted when occasionally growing in 

 rocky exposed localities. Tropics and beyond. 



Will thrive on undrained ground. The timber is esteemed for the 

 naves and felloes of wheels. For telegraph poles and railway sleepers it 

 is inferior to some of the ironbark trees, lasting a shorter time, 



