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Illawarra (Kirton) ; Concord, Parramatta River (Rev. Dr. 

 Woolls); Cooranbong (J. Martin); Bungwall (A. Rudder); Port 

 Macquarie (G. R. Brown); Ballina (W. Bauerlen). 



In 1879 Mueller wrote of this tree as follows ("Eucalypto- 

 graphia," under E. resinifera) : — 



" In the Illawarra district occurs a tree which attracted great 

 attention in India* ... It was there considered to belong 

 to E. resinifera. It differs, however, from that species in having 

 the leaves of equal colour on both sides with more prominent 

 veins, the intramarginal veins more distant from the edge; thus 

 in venation, as also in odour of foliage and fruit, the tree in 

 question approaches E. rohnsta, but its fruit is certainly similar 

 to that of E. resinifera, wanting, however, the broadish outer 

 ring around its orifice, characteristic of the typical E. resinifera, 

 while the lateral veins of the leaves are not quite so transversely 

 spreading as in either. If really specifically distinct, the tree 

 might be named E. Kirtoniana in honour of its discoverer." 



In 1889 the late Rev. Dr. Woolls first drew our attention to 

 this plant, — a fine tree growing at Concord, near the Parramatta 

 River. He looked upon it as a possible hybrid between E. resini- 

 fera and E. rohusta. The fruits are sub-cylindrical and the valves 

 not much exserted even when quite ripe, the likeness to those of 

 E. robusta being thus evident. Its bark is harder than that of 

 normal resinifera, and the venation precisely that of E. Kirtoniana 

 and patentitiervis. 



In 1893 Mr. W. Bauerlen, then, as now, collector to the 

 Technological Museum, specially brought the same form from 

 Ballina under the notice of one of us on several occasions. We 

 investigated the plant, made full notes in regard to it, and then, 

 as now, considered it a form of E. resinifera. Mr. R. T. Baker 

 takes a different view, and figures and describes the plant under 

 the name of E. patentinervis (^ these Proceedings, 1899, p. 602). 



Mr. Bauerlen drew attention to the fact that the Eucalypt in 

 question did not agree with the figure of E. resinifera, Sm., of 



It is also cultivated in South Australia. 



