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of 2,000 feet. In Tasmania there are only five species recorded 

 by L. Rodway (The Tasmanian Flora). 



Eucalyptus stellulata (Sally or Black Sally) is growing on the 

 quartz-felsite at Colong, at an elevation of about 1,900 feet, and 

 at Bindook Swamp, but was not seen on the rougher part of the 

 mountain, towards Mount Werong, owing to the situation not 

 being favourable, but is known to occur plentifully beyond that 

 locality towards Oberon. Next to E. coriacea, this is, perhaps, 

 the most typical cold-region Eucalypt in New South Wales, 

 flourishing in the mountain-area throughout its whole length, 

 especially on the open, damp land or creek-flats, and extending 

 into Victoria. Curiously, however, this species is not known to 

 occur in Tasmania. 



E. coriacea, the Snow Gum of Kosciusko, first appeared at 

 Bindook Swamp, antl again around Mount Werong. 



E. obliqua (Messmate) is common in Tasmania, and extends 

 through Victoria to the eastern margin of New England, and to 

 Wilson's Downfall, on the Queensland border. In this State, 

 however, it occurs only intermittently, chiefly in the mountain- 

 area; and its discovery at Mount Werong helps to link up the 

 previously known localities. It has a fibrous, somewhat stringy 

 bark, and fruits with a very thin rim, and dee])ly simken valves; 

 while the leaves often have the midrib arranged obliquely, hence 

 the specific name. This latter feature is, however, by no means 

 restrictfid to this species. 



E. Sieberiana, commonly known as Mountain- Ash, was seen 

 on the sandstone areas thi'ouirhout. This tree selects soils derived 

 from siliceous rocks, and, in New South Wales, occurs on both 

 the coastal and mountain-areas; but, on the latter, it prefers the 

 eastern or moist aspect to the western or drj' side. In the 

 Sydney district, it is abundant on the Hawkesbury Sandstone- 

 formation, but absent from the, more basic portioris of the Wiana- 

 matta Shale-area. In some situations, it grows into large trees, 

 100 feet high; while, in others, it is dwarfed to 10 feet, with clean 

 white stems, and assumes a mallee-like form, as on the mountain 

 north of the Wolgan River Shale Mine, and also near Heathcote 

 and Lindfield. When exposed near the seashore, as at Long Bay, 



