328 NOTES ON NATIVE FLORA OF NKW SOUTH WALES, VU , 



E. amygdalina var. nitida (^?)(No.2004) was found growing in 

 Mallee-like form, 6-8 feet high, about 50 3^ards southerly from 

 Kydra Trig. Station, and associated with No. 1980, on the sandy 

 cunglomerate-formation, at 4030 feet above sea-level. It has very 

 smooth shining leaves and was beginning to flower early in 

 November, and seemed quite distinct from typical E. amygdalina, 

 which was growing as large forest-trees, a few hundred yards 

 away. 



E. /S'ie6'??'iVt/m(Mountain Ash) so well known on the sandstone 

 areas of the eastern slope, was not plentiful at Kybean, and 

 generally prefers the eastern rather than tlie western side of our 

 mountains. It was seen on a granite-hill across the river, oppo- 

 site Mr. Tivey's residence. 



An interesting species of Eucalyptus, with remarkably small 

 leaves, was found on the flats bordering the head-waters of the 

 Kybean River, and, from its association with E. sfellidatai^Black 

 Sally) and a passing resemblance to that species, was locally- 

 known as Small-leaved Sally. This proves to be a new species(see 

 p. 336). 



Ccoma to Coivra Creek and Macanally. 



From Cooma to Cowra Creek is a distance north-easterly of 

 about 20 miles, the flrst half of the road passing over open plains, 

 while the second half is confined to rough hills of tilted Silurian 

 slates, fairly well covered with Eucalypts of medium height, and an 

 undergrowth of shrubs and dried-looking tussocky gVASs{Dantho- 

 nia peniciUata), the latter, when associated with Eucalyptus 

 hceinastom(t{Bntt\e: Gum) among the brown protruding ed^es of 

 the rocks, imparting a somewhat dreary aspect to the forest 

 scene. Macanally is a locality in the same slate-area, about 5 

 miles southerly from Cowra Creek, at both of which places gold 

 mining is carried on. In returning to Cooma the road passing 

 Rosebrook from Macanally was followed. With the exception 

 of Discaria australis, the whole of the plants mentioned in the 

 following list were noticed on the slate-area referred to. 



