107 
Bark. —See p. 104. One of the smoothest barked of the Gums. A Gum is a 
smooth-harked Eucalypt. 
Timber. —The variety micrantha is much more widely diffused than the 
typical form, and practically all the reports on the timber refer to that of the 
variety. (See p. 101.) 
Valuable for posts and rails : the timber is durable, and not easily destroyed by bush-fires, as it will 
not burn well.—Morrisset (A. Murphy). 
Mr. Forester G. R. Brown, of Port Macquarie, informs me that this is an 
excellent burning wood, and throws out as good a heat as Ironhark. He has used 
it for years, and prefers it. If this be confirmed as regards the fuel value of White 
Gum in various parts of the country, we have an important use for this timber, 
whose uses are very limited at present. 
Mr. Sydney Verge, of Kempsey, calls it “Cabbage Gum,” and says that 
although this timber, when cut, splits in all directions, yet, when it is used for posts, 
it closes up and has a fair durability—even, he hopes, equal to Blackbutt. 
It is not a timber of any interest to the architect. 
The name “ Spotted Gum ” referred to in the accompanying table is only used 
in Queensland for E. luemastowa. The common Spotted Gum of New South 
Wales and Queensland is E. maculata. 
“SPOTTED GUM” (E. hcemastoma), EXPERIMENTED UPON BY THE VICTORIAN 
TIMBER BOARD, 1884. 
The samples tested were each 7 feet in length by 1|- inches square ; the distance between the bearings 
was 6 feet; and the weight was gradually applied in the centre until the sample broke. 
Locality Where 
Grown. 
Approximate 
Date when the Timber 
was cut. 
Date of Testing. 
Weight of each 
Sample in lb. 
Average Weight of 
Samples in lb. 
Average Weight 
per Cubic Foot 
in lb. 
Average Specific 
Gravity. 
Breaking Weight 
of each Sample in 
cwts. qrs lb. 
Average Breaking 
Weight of Samples 
in. lb. 
Deflection at 
Point of Rupture 
in inches. 
Average Deflection 
in inches. 
Average Specific- 
Strength. 
Queensland. 
Seasoned at least 
twelve months. 
28/1/84 
3111/84 
4/2/84 
12 1 
U| [ 
IH) 
11-75 
68-75 
1*101 
8.0.4 1 
6 3.24 1 
7.1.8 ) 
833 3 
3 
2| \ 
3 J 
2-91 
2,275 
Size. —This is a medium-sized tree, good specimens attaining a height of, say, 
50 feet, and a stem diameter of 2 or 3 feet. As a rule it is rather crooked and 
branchy, so that it is worthless for milling purposes apart from any considerations of 
brittleness, kino-vcins, or general utility. 
Habitat. —The habitats of the species and its variety are dealt with at pp. 
105 and 106. 
For further details as to the habitat, and other particulars as to this species, 
see my “ Critical Revision of the genus Eucalyptus,” Part X. 
