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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES,
[CH. XXVI.
| Description. | Hgt. | Dia. | Where found. | Uses. |
| Ft. | In. | |||
| White Gum | 150 | 25 | Hard, dry ground | Floors, futtocks, treenails. |
| Brown Gumdo | 30 | 24 | Hard,Do. dry grounddo. | Ship - building (harder than the other Gums). |
| Curly Gumdo. | 100 | 20 | Hard,Do. dry grounddo. | (Floors, futtocks, ship building. |
| Red Gumdo | 40 | 18 | Low, marshy. | Fencing. |
| Swamp Gumdo. | 200 | 30 | Low,Do. marshydo. | Shingles, laths, fencing. |
| White, Stringy Bark | ... | In all situations. | Roofs, joists, flooring-boards. | |
| Brown Peppermint | 60 | 24 | Dry. | Flooring-boards, charcoal. |
| White Peppermintdo | 50 | 24 | Dry, hard. | Shingles, laths, fencing. |
| Scented Myrtle . | 15 | 6 | Low, marshy. | Seldom used. |
| Red Myrtledo. | 40 | 12 | Swampy. | Same purposes as Pine. |
| White Myrtledo. | 20 | 9 | Low, marshy. | House-carpenters' use. |
| Yellow Myrtledo. | 20 | 9 | LowDo. marshy,do. | House-carpenters'Do. usedo. |
| Brown Myrtledo. | 20 | 30 | LowDo. marshydo. | House-carpenters'Do. and joiners' planes. |
| Black Wattle | 15 | 8 | Hard, dry. | Bark used for tanning. |
| Prickly Wattledo. | 20 | 6 | Low, marshy. | Seldom used. |
| Silver Wattledo. | 40 | 12–30 | Low,Do. marshy.do. | Boat oars ; bark for tanning. |
| He Oak | 18 | 12 | Hard, dry. | Firewood. |
| She Oak, or Beefwood | 18 | 12 | Hard, dry, hilly. | Furniture, firewood. |
| Boxwood | 12 | 9 | Hard,Do. dry hillydo. | Block sheaves, caulking-mallets. |
| Blackwood | 15 | 12 | Creek sides. | Naves for wheels, turning. |
| Lightwood . | 50 | 24 | Low, marshy. | Staves, cabinet-makers work. |
| Dogwood | 20 | 9 | Fine, dry. | Not much used. |
| Pinkwood | 15 | 6 | Low, marshy. | Turners & cabinet-makers. |
| Stinkwood | 20 | 8 | Fine, dry. | Cabinet-makers' work. |
| Forest Lightwood | 15 | 12 | Hard, dry. | Naves for wheels, turning. |
| Black Willow | short | 6 | Sides of creeks. | Basket-makers. |
| Brown Willowdo. | small | small | Sides ofDo. creeksdo. | Not used. |
| White Willowdo. | 15 | 8 | Hard, dry. | Seldom used. |
| Honeysuckle | 12 | 12 | Dry. | Floors and knees of small vessels. |
| Laurel | 5 | 9 | Low, marshy. | |
| Pencil Cedar | 50 | 24 | Low,Do. marshydo. | Staves (not much used). |
| Celery - topped Pine | 20 | 20 | Low,Do. marshydo. | Doors, sashes, &c. |
| Sassafras | 40 | 14 | Low,Do. marshydo. | Sashes and door-frames. |
| Cabbage Tree | 15 | 10 | Hard, dry, rocky | Seldom used. |
| Plum Treedo. | 12 | 10 | Low, marshy. | Gun-stocks. |
| Emu Treedo. | small | small | Low,Do. marshydo. | Turners' work. |
| Cherry Treedo. | 30 | 9 | Hard, dry. | Tool-handles. |
| Swamp Tea Tree | 12 | 6 | Low, marshy. | Useless. |
| Tea Tree | 30 | 9 | LowDo. marshy.do. | Turners, Agricultural Implements. |
| Musk Treedo. | 12 | small | LowDo. marshydo. | Turners,Do. Agricultural Implementsdo. |
