. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 50 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 420 feet high, and one fallen tree was discovered of the enormous length of 480 feet—undoubtedly the grandest tree in the world. These belong to the species called " white gum" {Eucalyptus amygdalina), but in Western Australia another species {Eu- calyptus colossea) is often 400 feet high, while the species most commonly grown in Europe and California, the blue gum {Eucalyptus globulus), is nearly as large when grow- ing under the most favourable conditions. There are more than 160 sp
. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 50 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 420 feet high, and one fallen tree was discovered of the enormous length of 480 feet—undoubtedly the grandest tree in the world. These belong to the species called " white gum" {Eucalyptus amygdalina), but in Western Australia another species {Eu- calyptus colossea) is often 400 feet high, while the species most commonly grown in Europe and California, the blue gum {Eucalyptus globulus), is nearly as large when grow- ing under the most favourable conditions. There are more than 160 species of Eucalyp- tus in Australia, many of which produce timber of great value. Among these are the red gum, the stringy-bark, the karri, and the jarrah, the latter being one of the most dur- able hardwoods known. The name " gum-tree" is derived from the fact that a gummy resin exudes from the bark of many species when cut, and sometimes spontaneously. When first it issues from the tree it is of the consistence of thick syrup of a beautiful light red colour, becoming of a dark shining red and hardening on exposure to the air; but it has so little tenacity that when detached it crumbles into minute fragments. It has a strong astringent quality and is allied to the Kino of commerce, which comes from LEAVES, FLOWERS, AND FRUIT OF Eucalyptus Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. London E. Stanford
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