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15otailical Name. — Eucalyptus, already explained (see Part II, p. 34); 
eugenioides, from two words, Eugenia, a genus of Myrtaceous plants, and a Greek 
word, oiclos, like, indicating that the foliage reminded the describer of that of a 
Eugenia. 
Vernacular Names. —It is usually known simply as “ Stringy hark.” It is 
often known as “ White Stringybark ” in this State and also in Victoria (A. W. 
Ilowitt), hut the timber is often reddish, and hence it hears the name of “ Red 
Stringybark ” also. In those cases E. capitellata, from the same district, usually 
hears the name of “ White Stringybark.” 
Later on, specific instances will be given where the colour of the timber is not 
white; but on the whole this species appears to have paler timber than the generality 
of the Stringybarks, and so the name “ White Stringybark ” is as good as any. 
The Stringybarks afford an excellent instance of the way in which timber- 
trees refuse to be marshalled into well-defined groups, as we would like them to do. 
It would save all persons concerned a great deal of trouble if they would show less 
evidence of variation. 
Aboriginal Names. —I know no aboriginal name exclusively applied to 
this Stringybark. 
Leaves. —Messrs. Baker and Smith ( Research on the Eucalypts ) report: — 
Whence collected 
for Oil. 
Specific Gravity 
at 15° C. 
Specific Rotation 
[a] 
D 
Saponification 
Number. 
Solubility in 
Alcohol. 
Constituents 
found. 
Canterbury, 
0-9122 
+ 3-74° 
6-89 
1 vol. 80 %, but 
Pinene, 
N.S.W. 
to 
to 
solubility increases 
eucalyptol, 
0-9132 
+ 5-246° 
on keeping. 
sesquiterpene. 
Bark. —The hark of the Stringybarks is proverbially excellent for roof- 
coverings for sheds, temporary houses, and the like. Often enough it covers houses 
(even the walls) for anything but temporary purposes, lasting more than a generation 
with care. 
Timber. —When freshly cut usually dark brown, hut drying to a pale warm 
brown, and even whiter. In some districts, however, the timber is distinctly red, 
even redder than the local E. capitellata timber. 
The timber of this species is good for building purposes, being strong and 
durable and not particularly liable to warp. It is often considered, as at Mudgee, 
superior to “Bed Stringybark ” [E. macrorrhyncha). 
Following is an extract from the Catalogue of the Queensland Forestry 
Museum, 1904. 
Red Stringybark (Eucalyptus eugenioides). Plentiful in southern coastal districts. 
A large tree, having a fibrous or stringy bark. Wood of a bright-red colour, short-grained, and not 
capable of bearing a very heavy strain. It is not so hard as other hardwoods, consequently fairly easy to 
work. Fencing-rails, flooring-boards, railway sleepers, street-blocking, and-general building purposes. 
