innamon Gum--
1893. `Sydney Morning Herald,' Aug. 19, p. 7, col. 1:
"A forest only fit for urban gnomes these twisted trunks. Here
are no straight and lofty trees, but sprawling cinnamon gums,
their skin an unpleasing livid red, pock-marked; saplings in
white and chilly grey, bleeding gum in ruddy stains, and
fire-black boles and stumps to throw the greenery into bright
relief."
Drooping Gum--
1846. J. L. Stokes, `Discoveries in Australia,' vol. II. c. xii.
p. 387:
"The trees, which grew only in the valleys, were small kinds
of banksia, wattles and drooping gums."
Flooded Gum--
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 7:
"Large flooded gum-trees (but no casuarinas) at the low banks
of the lagoons."
Lemon-scented Gum--
1860. G. Bennett, `Gatherings of a Naturalist,' p. 265:
"Among the Eucalypti or gum-trees growing in New South
Wales, a species named the lemon-scented gum-tree,
Eucalyptus citriodora, is peculiar to the Wide Bay
district, in the northern part of the colony."
Mountain Gum--
1833. C. Sturt, `Southern Australia,' vol. I. c. iii, p. 118:
"The cypresses became mixed with casuarina, box and
mountain-gum."
Red Gum [see also Red-gum]--
1802. G. Barrington, `History of New South Wales,'
c. xi. p. 461:
"The red gum-tree. This is a very large and lofty tree,
much exceeding the English oak in size."
1846. G. H. Haydon, `Five Years in Australia Felix,' p. 33:
"Red gum, a wood which has of late years been exported to
England in great quantities; it has all the properties of
mahogany."
1868. W. Carleton, `Australian Nights,' p. 14:
"While she, the younger, went to fill
Her red-gum pitcher at the rill."
1870. J. O. Tucker, `The Mute,' etc., p. 85:
"Then the dark savage `neath the red gum's shade
Told o'er his deeds."
1890. `The Argus,' June 14, p. 4, col. I
"Those of the leaden hue are red gums."
Rough Gum--
1833. C. Sturt, `Southern Australia,' vol. I. c. iii. p. 118:
"The rough-gum abounded near the creek."
Rusty Gum--
1847. L. Leichhardt, `Overland Expedition,' p. 48:
"The range was openly timbered with white gum, spotted gum,
Iron-bark, rusty gum and the cypress pine."
Salmon Gum--
1893. `The Australasian,' Aug. 3, p. 252, col. 4:
"The chief descriptions are salmon, morrel and white gums, and
gimlet-wood. The bark of the salmon gum
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