328 BOTANY OF THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 



The finding of Santalum lanceolatum (Blacks' Medicine Tree of 

 South Bourke) at about 10 and 12 miles north-west of Trundle 

 was a matter for surprise, as the species had not been seen along 

 the road travelled since passing Cobar, nor was it afterwards 

 noticed. It may be found, however, between Dandaloo and 

 Trangie. 



The formation near the 11-mile post from Trundle, or 23 from 

 Bogan Gate, is Devonian, as proved by fossils found on the road- 

 side. 



The Casuarinas passed were : — C. quadrivalvis, C. Cambageiy 

 and C. Luehmanni, the last-named being most plentiful and the 

 first but sparsely represented. 



The Acacias seen were : — A. Oswaldi, A. hakeoides, A. deco7'a, A. 

 dealhata (green variety), A. amhlygona, A. doratoxylon, A. conferta^ 

 A. Cunn., A. homalophylla, and A. implexa. This last-named 

 species comprised about half-a-dozen trees on the western side of 

 a hill composed of a fine-grained granite, and situated a few miles 

 east of Bullock Creek. It has been seen by me at only one point 

 west of this, viz., Nymagee {vide Part iii.). 



A. conferta was seen here for the first time on the road from 

 Bourke, and was growing in patches, with a height of from 4 to 6 

 feet. 



The Eucalypts noticed between Jumble Plains and Trundle 

 were : — E. populifolia, E. Woollsiana, E. sideroxylon, E. viridis, 

 E. rostrata, E. conica, Deane & Maiden, E. melliodora, E. tereti- 

 cornis, var. dealbata, and the questionable hybrid, Ironbark Box. 



E. Tostrata was found on Bullock Creek. The buds were again 

 egg-shaped, with the short operculum similar to those previously 

 found on creeks, 



E. melliodora was not plentiful, but increases to the eastward. 



On the western boundary of Burra Burra Holding about half- 

 a-dozen trees of the supposed hybrid, Ironbark Box were found. 

 Again, they were growing among E. sideroxylon and E. Woollsiana. 



On Bullock Creek E. conica was met with for the first time. 

 This tree is sometimes called Fuzzy Box on account of the rough 

 woolly nature of the bark, and Apple Box, owing to the bark 



