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(of course not to l)e confused with Californian Redwood, so extensively used in this 
State), is not much used for posts or underground work, as it is not considered at 
all durable. 
Timber hard, not heavy, colour red, that from the smooth trees straigliter in the grain than that 
from the rough-butted tree, whose timber is darker, curled, and interlocked, resembling the wood 
Euc. tercticornis. If it were not for its weight it would be a handsome furniture wood. Above ground it 
will last a lifetime, but as posts it can only be depended on for from ten to fifteen years. I have found 
both dry rot and white ants in it. The dwelling-house at my place, 4 miles distant from here, is built 
chiefly of this timber, and I find that many of the boards and some of the rafters are quite riddled by a 
minute borer. (A. 11. Crawford, referring to New England timber). 
BlllC and Flooded Gum. —Following arc some statements which refer 
chiefly to Flooded Gum. 
Flooded Gum. —An excellent timber for shipbuilding, weatherboards, and 
general carpentry, but inferior to Blue Gum. Mr. Charles Moore wrote of 
Clarence River Flooded Gum in 1862 :—“ This timber is extensively used for 
building purposes, such as scantling, battens, flooring-boards, and for posts and 
rails, ships’ planks, &c.” I have no doubt that this tree is the same as the Flooded 
Gum of Queensland, to be alluded to presently. With respect to the value of the 
Queensland timber for fencing, a Byron 'Bay correspondent (Mr. II. A. Hall) 
informs me that there is a difference of opinion locally as to its value for rails. He 
informs me that on a selection in Queensland, posts of it were sound after twenty- 
three years. 
In the catalogue of the “Timbers of Queensland,” prepared by Mr. Walter 
Mill, for the London Exhibition of 1862, he refers to a tree which he calls 
Eucalyptus grandis. No description of the species was ever made, so that the name 
has no standing in science ; but I have no doubt that the tree is Eucalyptus saligna. 
He describes it as “ Flooded Gum ”—diameter, 4 to 5 feet; height, 90 to 140 feet. 
A majestic tree, inhabiting the rich alluvial flats upon the banks of the rivers, and 
on such has a pillar-like trunk, clear of branches for three-fourths of its entire 
height. The timber is in high repute for strength, lightness (floats in water when 
dry), and durability, and it can be had in great quantities. Mr. Pettigrew, writing 
about this timber in 1877, says:—“It is the lightest of all the gums hereabout, 
floating in water soon after being cut. It is easily cut by the saw, but shrinks very 
much iu drying. It is used for weather-boards and sometimes for making parts of 
drays and carts ; also used for masts, spars, and planks of vessels.” 
Following arc notes on “ Flooded Gum ” by different writers :— 
Flooded Gum. —An excellent timber for shipbuilding, weather-boards, and general carpentry ; grows 
from 100 to 180 feet high, and diameter 3 to 4 feet, on the margin of the brush forests north and south. 
(J. Duff.) 
Flooded Gum .— A hardwood growing in the same districts as Blue Bum ; largely used in ship¬ 
building work. (J. Duff.) 
The Blue Gum is found throughout the northern and southern rivers as well as inland for miles, 
while the Flooded Gum seems to flourish best on the northern rivers only, particularly in the vicinity of 
Cape Hawke, 
