192 BOTANY OF THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



cleared. There appear to be four species, but the scrub is made 

 up chiefly of two, viz.. Eucalyptus Behriana and E. polyhractea ^ 

 Baker. The other two, which are not so plentiful, are E. dumosa 

 and E. viridis, with an occasional Box (E. Woollsiana) and Iron- 

 bark [E. sideroxylon). 



E. Behriana usually grows as a Mallee about 8 to 15 feet high, 

 though in rare instances I found trees up to about 35 feet high, 

 with a diameter of 9 or 10 inches, the bark being smooth and 

 white, though often toning off to greenish and grey. Perhaps 

 the most striking feature of this Mallee is that it has fairly broad, 

 smooth, and generally shining leaves, though this latter is not so 

 marked as in the case of E. popidifolia. Yet to the westward of 

 Wyalong I have collected a few specimens of this species having 

 silvery-white powdered leaves, though on no other occasion was 

 this glaucous form met with. The flowers of E. Behriana are 

 small and the fruits almost sessile. Its timber, which is of a pale 

 red colour, is usually too small to be of use, but from the larger 

 trees it is sometimes brought in and used for timbering the mining 

 shafts, though that growing near the mines on the goldfields is 

 too small for the purpose. 



E. pohjhractea has never been seen by me except around 

 Wyalong, though it probably occurs to the westward. So far as 

 observed it has alwaj's a glaucous appearance, and is in conse- 

 quence known as Blue Mallee. If it were not for this white 

 powder on the leaves there would be some difiiculty, without 

 examination, in separating it from E. viridis^ and even in the 

 herbarium specimens the similarit}' in buds and fruits is notice- 

 able, but the identification is here also assisted by the glaucous 

 appearance of the leaves. When I first found this species I 

 adopted the method of crushing a few leaves to ascertain vvhether 

 it could be separated from E. viridis, and soon found this could 

 readily be done, as the Blue Mallee seems exceedingly rich in oil. 

 In no case was this species found growing into a tree, but usually 

 from 6 to 10 feet high and forming dense scrubs. 



The Eucalypts noticed on the roadside between Wyalong and 

 Barmedman were: -E. dinnosa, K. Behriana, E. poJyhractea 



