BY R. H. CAMBAGE. 689 



in the Bathurst to Goulburn district, the condition of tempera- 

 ture evidently being an important factor in regulating the dis- 

 tribution. 



E. camphora, R. T. Baker (B. Gicnnii var. ovata^ Deane and 

 Maiden, these Proceedings, 1901, p. 136), which is known as Swamp 

 Gum or Broad-leaved Sally, was found only along the banks of 

 creeks or extending out on the damp flats. It has a thick, hard, 

 flaky bark for 6 or 8 feet near the butt, then thin strips toning off 

 into smooth of a greenish or slaty colour. Usually the trees may 

 be said to average from 30 to 40 feet high with a diameter from 

 one to two feet. The timber is considered to be of little value, 

 but lasts fairly well in damp places as compared with other local 

 timber. The foliage of this species in the Tumbarumba district 

 is of a dark healthy-looking green colour; the young leaves are 

 often nearly orbicular, while the mature ones, though generall}^ 

 more elongated, are broad and mucronate. The fruits through- 

 out this district are short and conical, with exserted valves. 

 This species is often associated with E. stellulata, and shows con- 

 siderable affinity to E. acervula^ Miq. {E. Gunnii var. acervula, 

 Deane and Maiden: E. 2mludosa, BakerJ, but is generally separ- 

 able from it both by fruits and foliage. No trees of the latter 

 were seen in the Tumbarumba or Tumut districts, but E. cam- 

 phora was common along most of the creeks on the higher parts. 



A tree growing in the Tumbarumba district, though not 

 noticed close to the road travelled, is E. globulus, La bill., the 

 Tasmanian Blue Gum, locally known as Eurabbie. It is locally 

 considered one of the best of these cold-country timbers, but those 

 who are acquainted with timbers of other districts look upon it 

 as very variable in quality and of doubtful value. Tumbarumba 

 is one of the few spots in which it is indigenous in New South 

 Wales. 



From Tumbarumba to Laurel Hill (also known as Bago) is 

 northerly about 15 miles, and for the most part a gradual ascent. 

 The Eucalypts to be found near the road are : — E. dives (only 

 near Tumbarumba), E. camphora, E. Bridgesiana, B. amyydalina, 

 E. stellulata, E. rubida, E. coriacea, E. viminalis, Labill., and 

 E, delegatensis, R. T. Baker (Mountain Ash). 



