[Footnote 64: Eucalyptus globulus is said to have grown in California at the rate of two feet a month during the first year.] Works of Baron von Müller; Report J. Ednie-Brown, Forest Commissioner, Western Australia; Correspondence M. Francis Chapman, Esq., London; The Forester, Jan. 1900; Abbot Kinney, U. S. Forestry Bulletin No. 11. [Footnote 65: The writer has seen long rows of California blue gums cut down because they "dried the soil." The general form of a blue gum tree suggests that of large black Locust.] McClatchie, U. S. Forestry Bulletin No. 35. JARRAH. _Eucalyptus marginata._ Nomenclature. Jarrah (local and common name). Mahogany Gum (Australia). Locality. Western coast of Australia. Features of Tree. Ninety to one hundred or more feet in height, two to five feet in diameter. Fifty or more feet to lowest branch. Dull, sombre appearance. Branches concentrated at top. Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. Reddish, resembles mahogany, also Kauri wood. Structural Qualities of Wood. Heavy, non-absorbent, somewhat oily, durable in contact with the soil, receives good polish. Characteristic odor, wears thin evenly, not easily inflammable. Said to repel teredo and termite. Representative Uses of Wood. Marine work, exposed positions, ship-building, bridge timbers, street-paving (London and Paris). Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 65 (Ednie-Brown).[66] Modulus of Elasticity. 2,080,000 (Ednie-Brown).[66] Modulus of Rupture. 8900 (Ednie-Brown).[66] Remarks. Chief timber tree of southwestern Australia. Preferred by Australian ship-builders. Often confused with Karri.[67] Specimen forty years old two feet in diameter. Müller calls it the least inflammable of woods. Marginata refers to thick-edged leaves. [p126] FOOTNOTES [Footnote 66: Report Forests Western Australia, Presented to Parliament, 1896.] [Footnote 67: The Melbourne Argus, December 31, 1892, states that the woods may be distinguished by the fact that the ashes of Jarrah are white and those of Karri black. Specimens of Jarrah wood seen by the writer were dark, suggesting black walnut, those of Karri were red, resembling mahogany.] KARRI. _Eucalyptus diversicolor._ Nomenclature. Karri (many localities). White Gum (Australia). Locality. Australia, New Zealand. Features of Tree. Two to three hundred and fifty feet in height, four to eighteen feet in diameter. A straight graceful tree, lower branches often one hundred and fifty feet from ground. Smooth yellow white bark. Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. Reddish brown, fibres interlaced, compact structure. Structural Qualities of Wood. Hard, heavy, tough and elastic, non-absorbent, durable, difficult to work, wears evenly, characteristic odor. Representative Uses of Wood. Construction, railway ties, piles, marine work, pavements (London and Paris). Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 63 (Ednie-Brown).[68]