354 REVISION OF THE EUCALYPTS OF RYLSTONE DISTRICT, 



E. GLOBULUS, Labill. " Blue Gum." 



This species is common in tlie gullies of Never Never, via 

 Kelgoola. 



E. Cambagei, Deane & Maiden. " Woolly-butt." 



Occurs as far west as Hargraves. It has a " Box " bark and 

 a timber (quite worthless) similar to trees of this species occurring 

 in Victoria and other parts of New South Wales. It is a very 

 constant species. 



E. MELLIODORA, A. Cunn. " Yellow Box." 



This tree, like so many other Eucah^pts, preserves in a marked 

 degree its specific characters throughout the Rylstone District, 

 where its representatives are identical with those found in Vic- 

 toria and other parts of Australia. 



E. Dawsoxi, K. T. Baker. " Slaty Gum." 



Found only on the eastern slopes of the Main Dividing Range 

 in the watershed of the Goulburn River and always on the same 

 geological formation, viz., the Tomago Beds. It is never con- 

 founded by settlers with the "Red Box," E. ovali/oJia, nor is it to be 

 expected when it is remembered that these people never confuse 

 a smooth-barked (Gum) tree with a " Box"-barked tree. Its timber 

 is excellent and quite equal to Ironbark (vide note below). It 

 also occurs in Capertee Valley (J. Dawson), 



E. OVALIFOLIA, R. T. Baker. " Red Box." 



A well distributed species in this State, but in this district is 

 found on rather poor soil. As a rule the bark is smooth, but 

 occasionally a rough bark occurs a few feet from the ground. 



It is never so tall as "Slaty Gum," F. Daivsorti, and its timber 

 is little sought after owing to its curly nature and pipy stem. 

 The poorer the ridge the worse the timber (J. Dawson). I fail 

 to follow Mr. Maiden's line of arc^ument in these Proceedincjs, 

 1902, p. 529, that there exists a phy to-chemical affinity between 

 F. conica and this specimen, and the statement that I mixed the 

 material sent to him is incorrect. 



