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1 he South Aiutralian Naturalist. 
Timber, h is a wonderful timber, grows to a large size and 
IS very hard, durable and heavy. The timber is put to an infinite 
variety of uses and where it is required for heavy work and dura- 
bility "it is almost unexcelled, it is used in the far_ interior for 
bush sheds, etc. and is also in prominent use in cabinet makeri,' 
work. It is used for railw^ay sleepers, piles in jners and bridges, 
short beams, bed logs, mining, keelsons, paving blocks, etc. 
borestrw 'The tree is a quick grower and under natural re- 
generation it comes up very quickly. Seed remains in the ground 
for years. A piece of ground was shown to a party ol members 
last month at Kuitpo wheih has been cropped (unsuccesslully) for 
a number ol ^■ears, each \c:iv the gum seedlings crowxling out the 
cereals, 'idle trees luu'c an established value in preventing the 
i,]uick draining of heavv rams and consequent Hoods. Where trees 
aliound in tlie waterslied area the\ hold the rainfall in the soil in 
wliich lhe\' grow, suiruheiuK' long to prevent Hooding the creeks 
amd rivXTS in their neighbomdiood. 
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Buds, fruits and a twig of Eucalyptus rostrata (natuial 
size). Stamens enlarged. 
