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case of E. viminalis, LabilL, and other Eucalypts. The colour of 

 the smooth bark is bluish or -various shades of grey; that of the 

 persistent bark is of a rich brown or chocolate colour on very old 

 trees and is grey to black like Ironbark and at times nearly as 

 deeply furrowed, approaching in that respect old trees of E. 

 Sieberiana, from which, however, in other respects it is quite 

 different. The base bark is very thick and hard. In aspect this 

 tree much resembles E. fraxinoides, Deane et Maiden, but the 

 rough bark runs somewhat higher than in that species, is often 

 i\iore grey in colour and of about the same thickness. It is easily 

 known from E . fraxinoides by its foliage, buds, fruits, timber, oil, 

 and kino. This tree never has the insect markings so conspicuous 

 as on E. fraxinoides. 



In none of its aspects would this tree ever be regarded as any 

 of the " Stringy barks." Some of the younger trees have quite 

 smooth bark, which on older trees is even rougher than that of 

 E. Sieberiana, F.v.M., and from this feature might be called an 

 *' Ironbark," but never a " Stringybark." 



It differs from E. Sieberiana, F.v.M., in the venation of the 

 leaves, and in the buds, fruits, timber and oil. 



The bark has a peculiarly strong, pleasant odour. In making 

 a cross section it has a very peculiar appearance, having a number 

 of streaks or rays of a pithy substance, yellow in colour, radiating 

 from the sapwood outwards to the circumference of the bark 

 (W. Bauerlen). 



In botanical sequence it probably should be placed between 

 E. Bduerleni, F.v.M., and E. viniinalis, LabilL, as in the young 

 state the leaves belong to what may be called the " Viminalis 

 Group" and are quite different from those of the "Stringybark 

 Group." 



The venation and shape of the mature leaves, and the fruits dis- 

 tinguish it at once from E. aniygdalina, LabilL, from v^diich also 

 it differs in timber and oil. The presence of manna on this tree 

 shows it also to have no connection with the " Stringybarks." 

 The renantherous anthers in this species are an anomaly. 



