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Timber. — Soft, red. An excellent timber for fencing posts, 

 and in some districts, especially the southern table land, preferred 

 for this purpose. 



Sucker leaves (very young). — Nearly ovate, then nearly oblong 

 (rounded at both ends) and with crenulate margins. As growth 

 proceeds, they become attenuate at both ends and somewhat 

 falcate. 



Young foliage. — Blue-green, a little glaucous, and with purple- 

 brown twigs. Alternate, ovate-lanceolate, very acuminate, a 

 little oblique, up to 6 inches long and 2| broad. The intra- 

 marginal vein much removed from the edge. From this stage 

 the foliage gradually develops into the mature stage. 



Mature leaves. — These vary somewhat, which is not a matter for 

 surprise, considering the extensive range of the tree. They are often 

 thick and glossy. Those from Bargo Brush are of this character, 

 and 5| inches long and 1 to 1|^ broad. Those from Queanbeyan 

 are narrow-lanceolate. Some in the Sydney district are quite 

 small, usually not exceeding 3 by ^ inch. The foliage of many 

 trees in the Mudgee district is quite sparse In the Macleay 

 and Hastings districts the trees frequently have broadish, lanceo- 

 late long leaves up to 7 inches by 1^. Sometimes the leaves are 

 hooked at the ends, a character more general in Eucalypts than 

 was at one time supposed. 



But there is no doubt that the leaves of this form pass 

 insensibly into those of the normal species. Specimens from the 

 Blue Mountains {e.g., Mt. Victoria) of var. micrantha show this 

 transition very clearly. 



Peduncles. — Some specimens show a radiate inflorescence and a 

 very large number of flowers and yellow buds {e.g., at Grenfell). 



Operculum. — Nearly hemispherical or with a small umbo; less 

 pointed than in the typical form. 



Fruits. — The fruits are usually as flat-topped (they are but 

 rarely slightly domed) as in any species of Eucalyptus, and therefore 

 are not satisfactoril}'' represented in the figure of E. hoiinastoma 

 in the Eucal gptographia. The fruits are small, nearly hemi- 



