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not SO brittle, nor, so far as I could learn, is it considered so 

 durable. E. maculosa may be readily separated from E. hcema- 

 stoma var. micrantha by its coarser buds, thicker pedicels, and 

 slightly domed fruits."^ 



E. poJyanthema is the Red Box of the Bathurst district, and is 

 usually found on elevated land, showing a decided preference for 

 sedimentary formation. Although this species grows in fairly 

 cold country, its regular home in the Bathurst to Goulburn 

 district, appears to be approximately in a zone between 

 1,500 and 2,500 feet above sea level, though I have seen 

 it both above and below these elevations. It, therefore, 

 occasionally comes low enough to associate with E. hemijMoia 

 var. a/bens, and is only at times found high enough to occupy the 

 same localities as E. coriacea or E. dives. It has a fairly smooth 

 gum tree bark except near the base, where for several feet up the 

 barrel it is of a rough flaky nature. The name of Box is 

 suggested by the hardness and texture of the wood, and perhaps 

 by a little colouring of the bark near the base. Judging the 

 trees by the bark alone, they may at times be alternately confused 

 with Yellow Box (E. melliodora) or Forest Red Gum (E. terefi- 

 cornis). The oval and sometimes glaucous leaves, however, will 

 generally determine the species when seen growing in the districts 

 where it is known. R.ed Box is prized most for its strong red 

 timber which is very durable in or out of the ground. Un. 

 fortunately around Bathurst it does not grow to very stately 

 dimensions, and in addition to having only a comparatively short 

 trunk, the wood has generally a very irregular grain, and is, 

 therefore, diflacult to split. The curly nature of the timber is 

 well indicated by similar windings in the bark. 



This tree has been recently named E. ovalifolia by Mr. R. T. 

 Baker (these Proceedings, 1900, p. 680) in order to separate it 

 from the Victorian Red Box. So far as I have been able to 

 study the latter tree, I find that it has timber similar to the Red 



* Messrs. Baker and Smith, in their ''Eesearch on the Eucalypts," have 

 given this variety micrantha specific rank under the name of E. Rossii. 



