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might be expected. Still, in my experience, the differences found 

 among various trees in scattered localities have not always been 

 so great as expected, except perhaps those affected by extreme 

 cold, or by boisterous weather along the sea shore. In the 

 absence of other causes, the better soil in which the Hobart trees 

 are growing might, however, be sufficient to account for the 

 larger growths found there. 



Altogether, the differences in herbarium specimens of these 

 two trees, so far as I know them, seem sufficient to enable a 

 botanist to separate them, while at the same time they have so 

 many points in common that I am disposed for the jDresent to 

 regard one as a variety of the other. 



In view of the scarcity and the dwarfed form of the Bathurst 

 trees, together with the fact that they are growing on some of 

 our oldest rocks (a fact in itself not sufficient to prove much), I 

 am inclined to believe that the species was once more plentiful, 

 and that this patch is only a remnant of what previousl}^ extended 

 over a very much larger area, the limits of which it is impossible 

 to determine. 



Oberon is situated about 32 miles south-easterly from Bathurst, 

 and, being higher, has a slightly different flora. The most con- 

 picuous difference, however, is in the size of the trees, those in 

 the Oberon district being often very tall, reminding one in this 

 respect of many spots along the coastal area. 



In going easterly towards the Duckmaloi Creek for about seven 

 miles, partly along the Hampton Road, the following species may 

 be noticed : — Eucalyptus viminalis, E. aggregata, E. stellulata, E. 

 coriacea, E. rubida, E. dives, E. amygdalina, E. vitrea, Baker, 

 Exocarpus cupressiformis, Banksia marginata and Acacia penni- 

 nervis, Sieb. (Black Wattle). 



The trees of E. vitrea were noticed between the 5- and 6-mile 

 posts on both sides of the road. They have the general appear- 

 ance of the Peppermint group, but are distinguishable from E. 

 dices and E. amggdalina, both of which may be found before the 

 4-mile post is reached. In this locality E. vitrea has fairly rough 

 grey peppermint bark on the trunk for a distance upwards of 



