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ON THE WHITE ASH OF SOUTHERN NEW SOUTH 



WALES. 



By Henry Dbane, M.A., F.L.S., and J. H. Maiden, F.L.S. 



Eucalyptus fraxinoides, sp.n. 



(Plate XIX.) 

 A tall tree. 



Baric. — Belongs to the smooth-barked group. Outer layer 

 falling off in ribbons; the bark blotched, reminding one somewhat 

 of a Spotted Gum {E. maculata) as regards its blotches, and E. 

 viminalis (Ribbon Gum) as regards the stripping of the outer 

 bark. 



Timber. — Pale coloured, light in weight and colour, fissile. 

 Makes handsome bed-room furniture, and may be substituted for 

 American Ash. Is used for snow-shoes in the Kiandra district. 

 It is used in the Bombala district for lining instead of pine; also 

 for panels and sash- work, as well as casks and butter kegs. 

 Because of its resemblance to American Ash it goes under the 

 name of White Ash ; it also goes under the name of Mountain 

 Ash, a name which, however, should be reserved for E. Sleheriana. 

 In allusion to the resemblance of the timber to Ash, we propose 

 the na.me fraxinoides for this species. 



Sucker leaiies. — Alternate, varying fi'om bluntly lanceolate to 

 almost linear-lanceolate; slightly falcate; twigs very glaucous. 



Peduncles — Flattened. 



Buds — Ovoid when young; as growth proceeds the operculum 

 more or less pointed at the top, and thus assuming a somewhat 

 conical shape; up to 7 or 8 in the umbel. 



Stamens. — Inflexed in bud. The stamens in the young bud 

 much resemble those of E. stricfa as figured in Eucalyptograpliia. 



Anthers. — Pi.eniform, with a very large gland at the top (in a 

 very young state). 



