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parts," and describes the timber: " Wood very tough and close- 

 grained; very hard; of a grey colour," which is not a description 

 of saligna timber. 



In the ' Catal. of the Queensland Forestry Museum ' (Forest 

 Branch, Lands Department, 1904), we have : — 



(«) "No. 241. Grey Gum {^Eucalyptus saligna): Plentiful; 

 generally found on mountain slopes or in deep gullies on and near 

 the coast of southern Queensland. Usually a very tall tree, with 

 thick grey bark, and having longitudinal patches of a brownish 

 colour. Wood red colour, close-grained, hard, and durable. 

 Logs split rather freely at the ends on quarter. Used for general 

 building purposes." This is undoubtedly E. saligna. 



(b) "iS'o.260. Ylooded Gnm (Eucalyptus hotryoides) \ Plenti- 

 ful in moist situations, on the borders of scrubs and mount- 

 ain gullies along the coast of Southern Queensland. A 

 very large tree, with a long smooth trunk of almost perfect 

 cylindrical form, extending often 50 or 60 feet without a branch; 

 bark deciduous, falling off in long narrow strips, often very 

 white, and sometimes of a pale-green colour. Wood pink-brown; 

 not so hard or heavy as many other Eucalypts. Splits on the 

 quarter rather freely. Logs when cut about six months will 

 almost float in sea water. Used for general building purposes, 

 but will not last in the ground. Makes good flooring and 

 weather-boards, joists and studs. Being comparatively light, it 

 is suitable for punt-building." This is, doubtless, that form of 

 E. saligna known in New South Wales as " Flooded Gum," and 

 •discussed by me at length in Agric. Gazette, N. S. Wales, and 

 in the ' Forest Flora ' of N. S. Wales (Partiv. p. 75). 



In the Report of Tests on " Blue Gum " from Queensland, 

 experimented upon by the Victorian Timber Board, 1884, this 

 timber is called E. botryoides — additional evidence of the confusion 

 of nomenclature. 



I have indubitable specimens of E. saligna from the following 

 Queensland localities : — " 3-mile Brush, Moreton Bay," and other 

 •Queensland localities (Leichhardt;. Maroochie; Eumundi (F. 

 M. Bailey). Brisbane (J. L. Boorman; J.H.M.;. 



