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sometimes very dark, hard, heavy and elastic, prettily marked ; 
thus used for cabinet work, but more particularly for piles, 
bridges and railway sleepers (Rev. Dr, Woolls). 
Eucalyptus calophylla, R. Brown. 
South West Australia. More umbrageous than most Eucalypts 
and of comparatively rapid growth. The wood is free of resin 
when grown on alluvial land, but not so when produced on 
stony ranges. It is preferred to that of E.mcirginata and E. cornuta 
for rafters, spokes and fence rails ; it is strong and light, but 
not long lasting underground. The bark is valuable for tanning, 
as an admixture to Acacia bark. 
Eucalyptus cornuta, La Billardiere. 
South West Australia. A large tree of rapid growth, preferring 
a somewhat humid soil. The wood is used for various artisans’ 
work, and there preferred for the strongest shafts and frames of 
carts and other work requiring hardness, toughness and 
elasticity. 
Eucalyptus crebra, F. v. Mueller. 
The narrow-leaved iron-bark tree of New South Wales and 
Queensland. Wood reddish, hard, heavy, elastic and durable, 
much used in the construction of bridges, also for waggons, piles, 
fencing, etc. E. melanophloia (F. v. M.), the silver leaved iron- 
bark tree, and E. leptophleba , E. trachyphloia and E. drepanphylla 
are closely allied species of similar value. They all exude 
astringent gum-resin in considerable quantity, resembling kino 
in appearance and property. 
Eucalyptus Doratoxylon, F. v. Mueller. 
The spear-wood of South-west Australia, where it occurs in 
sterile districts. The stem is slender and remarkably straight, 
and the wood of such firmness and elasticity, that the nomadic 
natives wander long distances to obtain it as material for their 
spears. 
Eucalyptus eugenioides, Sieber. 
New South Wales. Regarded by the Rev. Dr. Woolls as a fully 
distinct species. Its splendid wood, there often called blue-gum 
tree wood, available for many purposes, and largely utilized for 
ship building. 
Eucalyptus G-unnii, J. Hooker. 
Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales, at alpine and sub- 
alpine elevations. The other more hardy Eucalypts comprise 
E. coriacea, E. alpina , E. urnigera, E. coccifera and E. vernicosa , 
which all reach heights covered with snow for several months in 
the year. 
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