532 ON EUCALYPTUS POLYANTHEMOS, SCHAUEE, 



New South Wales. — Quiedong, Bombala. Bark persistent, but 

 deciduous on top of branches. 40-60 feet. 2-4 feet. Leaves 

 and buds glaucous (W. Bauerlen). 



Tumberumba (Forester Taylor; W. Forsyth). "Red Box," 

 "Round Leaf Gum,'' " Red Mahogany," Kyambn, WaggaWagga 

 district (Forester Taylor). 



" Red Box," Wagga Wagga district (W. Orr). Mr. Forester 

 Tajdor has the following note on some other specimens : "Red 

 or round Shining-leaf Box. Yields a very useful timber of a 

 dark red colour. The only similarity between this and Bimbil 

 (E. populifolia) is the roundish shiny leaves, which glisten in the 

 sun." Personally I have never noticed shining, glistening leaves, 

 though in B. populifolia this is common enough. 



"Round-leaf Gum," Tumut (W. S. Campbell). 



Tumut (H. Deane). Mr. Deane has the following note : 

 " Deciduous, smooth bark; var. U. poli/antheiua. Same as Red 

 Box from Queanbeyan apparently." 



" Round-leaved Gum," Tumut (W. W. Froggatt). Some of the 

 leaves tending to lanceolate. The fruits shiny, and showing the 

 cracked appearance at the orifice common in the siDecies. 



"Red Box," Queanbeyan (H. Deane). In fruit, otherwise not 

 to be distinguished from the Bombala specimen. Fruits narrow, 

 tapering at orifice. 



Murrumbidgee district. So glaucous as to be called "' White 

 Box" (J. Du£e). 



"Red Box" is a most durable timber, and is extensively used 

 for fencing, bridge building, railway sleepers, and wheelwrights' 

 work. It is almost invariably found in company with Ironbark, 

 and in some parts of my district there is a considerable quantity, 

 but close to Grenfell it is not so common, and is, therefore, not 

 much used (Forester John G. Postlewaite, Grenfell). 



" Red Gum or Red Box," Stuart Town (A. Murphy). 



"Red Box," Stuart Town. "Plentiful all over the district; 

 trees of fair size, with whitish ribbony stems and glaucous tint 

 throughout, leaves and branches pendulous, wood hard but 

 faulty" (J. L. Boorman). 



