448 BOTANY OF RYLSTONE AND GOULBURX RIVER. DISTRICTS, 



As A. Cunningham, C. Moore, and F. v. Mueller 

 each i-ecord a different bark (B. Fl. iii. 210), I may men- 

 tion here that in all instances I found the bark "furrowed 

 and presistent," and its inner surface, when freshly cut 

 from the tree, has a very yellowish appearance as well as 

 the exposed sapwood, hence its local name. 



E. H.EMASTOMA, Sm., var. MICRANTHA. "Brittle Gum." Cam- 

 boon, on the western slope of the Range, and Mount 

 Vincent, near Ilford. 



E. POLYANTHEMA, Scliau. "Red Box," "Slaty Gum." 

 There are three distinct varieties of this species to be 

 found in the district. 



(«). In the neighbourhood of Rylstone it goes by the 

 name of " Red Box," and the timber is considered of 

 no value whatever. The trees are of no great height, 

 have a dirty scaly bark at the butt but smooth otherwise, 

 and are found on poor sandstone country. The leaves 

 are uniformly oval, on fairly long petioles, veins oblique, 

 marginal one removed from the edge, under three inches 

 long, and glaucous on both sides ; flowers small ; in 

 flower in December ; fruit turbinate, under two lines 

 long in diameter. 



(b). At Camboon, 7 miles north of Rylstone, there is 

 a variety with smooth bark, long lanceolate leaves green 

 on both sides, the veins oblique, the marginal one close 

 to the edge; the petiole long, sometimes twisted; flowers 

 larger than in previous variety, outer stamens sterile ; 

 fruits turbinate, 3 lines in diameter, rim thin and notched 

 and similar to the coast E. po/yanthema ; flowers in 

 October; timber good. 



(c). On the eastern slope of the Dividing Range and 

 extending to the Goulburn River there is to me the most 

 important variety known as " Slaty Gum." The trees 

 are large, with very straight barrels, and the timber is 



