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grafts and for other similar common purposes." Subsequently 

 Mr, Howitt points out that the aborigines of Gippsland similarly 

 used the bark for tying and lashing, hence their name for the tree, 

 "Wang-gnara," which signifies "bark-string." 



Vernaculm' 7iames. — Already dealt with. 



Bark. -^Already dealt with. 



Seadli-ng or sucker leaves. — The young stems have a rusty, 

 glandular appearance, and the leaves are very narrow. 



Mature leaves. — Dealt with below. (See page 607). 



Although the leaves of this form are very thin, specimens from 

 Bateman's Bay to Wagonga are especially thin. These specimens 

 also have unusually narrow leaves. 



Buds. — See page 607. 



Fruits. — Large numbers (commonly 20 and more) in an umbel, 

 borne on rather long, often filiform pedicels. They have a very 

 regular, radiate appearance. Mostly pale coloured when dry. 

 Very uniform in size, 2 to 2|^ lines (barely) in diameter, and 

 pilular in shape. Sometimes they tend to close at the orifice. 



Timber. — It is a white, fissile timber, rather tough when 

 freshly cut, but afterwards of inferior strength. It is easily 

 worked, but not durable on exposure. It is sometimes, we 

 believe, fraudulently or ignorantly substituted for " Mountain 

 Gum " (E. goniocalyx) in the Braidwood District, with disastrous 

 consequences to the durability of the work in which it is used, and 

 to the reputation of that undoubtedly valuable timber. 



Range. — From Gippsland, through New South Wales, through- 

 out the southern districts, at least as far north as the banks of 

 the Nepean in the latitude of Sydney. " Subsequent inquiry will 

 probably find that it occurs further north. It is fond of valleys; 

 we have it from such localities as Kangaroo Valley (between Moss 

 Vale and the coast), and from Hartley Vale (near Mount Victoria). 

 Our specimens from the Deua (Moruya) River and Tantawanglo 

 Mountain connect with the Gippsland ones. 



