Eucalyptus 
tereticornis 
"Forest Red Gum" 
The eucalyptus tree par excellence 
to plant for its 
FINE WOOD 
which is admirably adapted for 
furniture, interior finishing, 
telegraph poles, piling, railway 
ties, and whenever a strong and 
durable wood is demanded. 
THIS tree will stand considerable 
heat and cold. It thrives near 
the coast, further inland, in the hot 
interior valleys, and in the irri- 
gated sections of the desert. I have 
received most favorable reports of 
it from Arizona, Texas, Florida, 
Mexico, Brazil and other countries, 
In fact it appears to thrive under 
as great a variety of conditions as 
possible for any eucalypt. The tree 
is of remarkably straight growth. 
In the hot interior sections it grows 
very rapidly, while near the coast 
it is only surpassed in this respect 
by a few species. The wood is 
strong and durable, lasting both 
under ground and under water. 
It has a fine grain, is of a pretty 
red color, and takes a high polish. 
The illustration is from a photo- 
graph of part of a row of E. tereti- 
cornis trees which I cut in the win- 
ter of 1910. In this row were 71 
trees, six of which went to the 
National Forest Service to be used 
in a piling test in San Francisco 
Bay; the remainder I had cut into 
lumber, and have now a large 
quantity on hand. I had except- 
ionally good success in seasoning 
it, and will shortly have it manu- 
factured into bureaus, library tables 
writing desks, and other choice 
home and office furniture. 
THEODORE PAYNE 
EUCALYPTUS 
SPECIALIST 
345 S. Main St., LOS ANGELES, CAL. 
