588 BOTANY OF THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



about 15 or 20 feet on a tree 50 feet high. Above 20 feet the 

 bark is smooth and a dirty white. The leaves, which have the 

 lateral veins almost parallel to the midrib, are somewhat shining, 

 and, even when dried, have a glassy appearance. The fruits seem 

 slightly larger than those of E. dives, which are again usually 

 larger than those of E. amygdalina. 



The species had never been noticed by me before these Oberon 

 trees were found in February, 1900, at which time it was unde- 

 scribed, but shortly afterwards I recognised the same species on 

 the roadside between Marulan and Moss Vale. In both localities 

 the trees seemed to average about 50-60 feet high. In some forms, 

 owing to its shining leaves and the smoothness of the upper part 

 of the trunk and branches, it somewhat approaches E. coriacea 

 in general appearance, but its closest affinities seem to be the 

 Peppermints. 



In going southerly for 18 miles from Oberon towards Swatch- 

 field the following Eucalypts may be seen : — E. steUidata, E. 

 Bridgesiana, E. coriacea, E. viminalis, E. fastiyata, Deane and 

 Maiden (5-m.), E. aygregata (7-m.), E. amygdalina, E. dives 

 (14-m.), E. coriacea, E, stellulata, E. aggregata, E. viminalis, E. 

 fastigata, and E. amygdalina. 



Other trees are: — Acacia dealbata, Banksia marginata. Acacia 

 melanoxylon, and Goodenia ovata, Sm. (?), a shrub locally known 

 as Wild Hops. 



Eucalyptus aggregata is fairly common on the southern side of 

 Oberon. 



E. fastigata has something the appearance of the coast Black- 

 butt {E. pilularis), but the rough bark generally extends at least 

 up to and sometimes on the branches, though its terminal point 

 is variable. It occurs plentifully in the southern part of the 

 Oberon district and towards the Jenolan Caves, and appears to 

 be known throughout as Blackbutt, this name liaving probably 

 been applied to it by the early settlers because of its general 

 resemblance to the coast trees which bear that name. The trees 

 are among the largest in the Oberon district, and though the 



