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and 200 to 350 ft. in extreme height with 100 ft. to the 
lowest branch. The stem is very straight. The wood is 
of a varying colour from cream to pink, very heavy, close 
and straight in grain, and of great strength. It has been 
much used for piles and in wharf construction generally. 
Large quantities of logs were imported up to 100 ft. long 
and 18 to 20 inches square for temporary staging at the 
Admiralty Harbour Works, Dover, a few years ago, where, 
owing to the great depth of water into which the piles had 
to be driven, namely, about 60 ft. at high water, the high 
specific gravity of the blue gum was of great advantage 
compared with Oregon timber of the same sizes, which had 
to be weighted to enable it to sink. It also withstands the 
attack of the teredo much better than Oregon. It was also 
used at the Keyham Dockyard extension works, and a large 
quantity is now being used by the North Eastern Railway 
Company at Hull. The logs are not sawn, but are cut almost 
die square with broad axes in the following manner : — Cross 
cuts about 2 ft. apart are first made in the felled tree, and 
the timber between is cut off; on the logs as finished one 
may often see traces of these cross cuts where they have 
gone slightly below the intended depth. So straight and 
accurately is the timber converted by this method that in 
a log 60 or 65 ft. long there is often not half an inch 
difference between one end and the other. The method is 
clearly shown in our illustration (Fig. 34), for which the 
author is indebted to the courtesy of the Agent-General for 
Tasmania ; it also shows a large log already squared, and 
gives a good idea of the tall straight trunks of a blue gum 
forest. It is an excellent timber for any work requiring 
great length and strength, and can be delivered in Great 
Britain of a length of from 60 ft. and upwards at about the 
same price as Oregon of similar sizes. One of the objections 
to the timber is that it splits a good deal, being as bad in 
