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... jarrah , sometimes erroneously called mahogany , a tree of the eucalyptus tribe , covers immense tracts of land ; its timber is extraordinarily durable , and as it resists the white ant and the Teredo navalis it is admirably adapted for ...
... jarrah , sometimes erroneously called mahogany , a tree of the eucalyptus tribe , covers immense tracts of land ; its timber is extraordinarily durable , and as it resists the white ant and the Teredo navalis it is admirably adapted for ...
Page 39
... jarrah forests of the south - western portion of the colony . As regards the character of the jarrah wood ( Eucalyptus marginata ) , which seems the prince of Australian timbers , it is of straight growth , attaining 100 feet in height ...
... jarrah forests of the south - western portion of the colony . As regards the character of the jarrah wood ( Eucalyptus marginata ) , which seems the prince of Australian timbers , it is of straight growth , attaining 100 feet in height ...
Page 40
... jarrah and deal for that purpose : - " Jarrah is more expensive , and , therefore , a smaller area can be provided at the same cost , but is more uniform in texture and quality , which makes it wear with much more evenness than deal ...
... jarrah and deal for that purpose : - " Jarrah is more expensive , and , therefore , a smaller area can be provided at the same cost , but is more uniform in texture and quality , which makes it wear with much more evenness than deal ...
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