786 EUCALYPTS OP NEW SOUTH WALES 



Range. — North and south coast districts as far north as the Myall 

 Lakes, but the northern limit is uncertain. At Bulladeelah there 

 are many large trees of this species, consequently it is not likely 

 that this place represents its northern boundar3^ 



We have not seen any indubitable E. piperita from Queensland. 



We have seen plants in the Melbourne Herbarium from the 

 Macleay and Clarence Rivers attributed to E. piperita, but they 

 have no fruits and we think the determination is doubtful. 



It is found on the Dividing Range and its sjaurs, being 

 especially plentiful on the Blue Mountains. Tt is found west at 

 least as far as Mudgee. 



The typical form is found at least as far south as Moruya, but 

 trees which are considered to belong to this species occur, as 

 already indicated, as far south as Gippsland. 



Eucalyptus pilularis, Sm. 



Vernacular names. — The name " Blackbutt " is of obvious 

 meaning, but sometimes the depth of tint is intensified by liusli 

 fires. Before the term "Gum" was restricted to those Eucalypts 

 which have smooth or nearly smooth bark, it was called " Black- 

 butted Gum." "Flintwood" is an old name for Blackbutt, in 

 allusion to the hardness of the dry wood. 



Ahoricjinal names. — " Yarr-Warrah " of the lUawarra blacks, 

 according to the late Sir William Macarthur. Another N.S.W. 

 aboriginal name was " Benaroon." By the aborigines of South 

 Queensland it was known as " Tcheergun " and " Toi." 



Bark. — Has fibrous bark on the butt, while the branches are 

 smooth like those of a gum. 



Timber. — Pale-coloured. A log usually shows concentric veins, 

 more or less marked, of kino. As a rule these veins are too 

 narrow to cause deterioration of the timber, and their presence 

 affords a useful character for diagnostic purposes. Blackbutt 

 occasionally, though rarely, shows pinholes. 



This tree very readily reproduces itself, so much so that when 

 a large one is felled a dense growth of seedlings, growing into 

 straight saplings, is the usual consequence. 



