450 BOTANY OF RYLSTOXE AND GOULBURN RIVER DISTRICTS, 



differences are taken into account, namely : — size, shape, 

 and venation of leaves; size of flowers and fruits ; and 

 shape of anthers, which in this case resemble those of 

 "Slaty Gum." 



E. ALBENS, Miq. (E. HEMIPHLOIA, var. ALBENS, F.V.M.) 



" Box; " " White Box." Bentham considered this " a 

 very distinct species " (B. Fl. iii. p. 219 \ but Baron von 

 Mueller has placed it as a variety of E. lifmiinhloia. 

 When seen growing in juxtaposition with E. hemipliloia 

 its characteristic differences are very marked. Accord- 

 ing to Baron von Mueller it has a dull green, persistent 

 bark, but I have always found it with a whitish, persis- 

 tent chequered bark, somewhat approaching E. heniijMoia, 

 from which it also differs in the larger, angular, sessile 

 calyx (nearly 9"' long), larger fruits, and in " the foliage 

 being usually glaucous or almost nearly white." Anthers 

 globular, opening at the side by almost circular pores, 

 connective much developed. 



The timbers of the two species are of equal merit. It 

 is always found growing under the Ranges on both 

 banks of Bylong Creek, and gradually ascending them 

 till meeting the " Slaty Gum," E.jwlyaatliema; Septem- 

 ber and October. 



E. siDEROPHLoiA, Benth. "Ironbark." On the sandstone 

 ranges at Murrumbo, and only represented by poor 

 specimens of this grand forest monarch of the coast, in 

 fruit and bud in Septemljer. 



E. CREBRA, F.V.M. Found throughout the district as the 

 most common of all the " Ironbarks," and the only 

 one valued for its timber, the others never appearing to 

 grow to any size. Shingles that had lain on the ground 

 exposed to the weather for over five j^ears, were as good 

 as when first split, . None of the Ironbarks are con- 

 sidered equal in durability to " Slaty Gum " timber. 



