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40 feet high and one foot in diameter. The timber of this species 

 is easily split, and in the Bourke district is used for fence posts. 

 It is a favourite with surveyors' axemen in the back country, 

 being used for corner pegs, as it lasts very well in the ground. 

 The tree is easily recognised by its long pendulous narrow leaves, 

 often a foot in length, and its rough furrowed bark. In its young 

 stage it throws out branches freely, but many of the lower ones 

 apparently die off, as old trees are generally found with bare 

 stems. This species is recorded from places throughout the 

 extreme length of Queensland, and is distributed all over the 

 north-western portion of this State. Mr. W. M. Thomas, L.S., 

 informs me that the aboriginal name for this species on the 

 Macquarie is Mombra. 



From Moree to Warialda is a distance easterly of about 50 

 miles. After passing Yagobie at about half-way, where the 

 elevation above sea-level is about 800 feet, the plains are left 

 behind, and the country gradually rises till at Warialda the 

 elevation is 1230 feet. Chiefly owing to this change in altitude, 

 and, in this locality, its attendant increased rainfall, and 

 partly to that of the geological formation, the flora of Moree 

 is distinct from that of Warialda, although many western plants 

 are found at the latter place, but the difference becomes more 

 marked as the hills to the eastward are ascended. East of 

 Hadleigh, between Yagobie and Warialda, the country is con- 

 siderably cleared, and the forest has given place to wheat fields. 



The Eucalypts noticed along this part of the railway line 

 were : — E. populifolia, E. melanophloia, E. rostrata, E. Woollsianaf 

 E. tesselaris^ and E. melliodora, A. Cunn. 



E. tesselaris is chiefly a Queensland species with roughish 

 tesselated bark on the lower part of its trunk, the upper part and 

 branches being clean and smooth. It was first noticed near 

 Narrabri, and was not seen east of Yagobie, at which place the 

 change in the flora begins to be noticeable. 



E. melliodora, the Yellow Box or Yellow Jacket, first appeared 

 on the flats close to Warialda. It may be mentioned that this 

 species apparently does not frequent the black soil plains in the 



