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OBSERVATIONS ON THE EUCALYPTS OF NEW 

 SOUTH WALES. 



Part VII. 



By Henry Deane, M.A., and J. H. Maiden. 



(Plates v.-vii.) 



Eucalyptus appinis, sp.nov. 



(Plate v.) 



A tree of moderate size, attaining a height of 80 feet, and a 

 diameter of 2 feet 6 inches. 



Vernacular names. — " Tallow Wood" at Murruinbidgerie, owing 

 to the greasy nature of its wood, and " Black Box " at Stuart 

 Town; "White Ironbark " and " Ironbark Box" at Grenfell and 

 above Mt. Macdonald, at the junction of the Abercrombie and 

 Lachlan Rivers, according to Mr. Cambage ; " Bastard Iron- 

 bark " at Minore (J. L. Boorman). 



Our first complete series of specimens were received from Mr. 

 Andrew Murphy in October, 1899. Mr. J. L. Boorman collected 

 it in February, 1899. 



Bark — To quote from a letter by Mr. R. H. Cambage : — " In 

 appearance it looks half Ironbark and half Box, and has strong 

 affinities to both. Often the butt in old trees is nearly as rough 

 as that of E. sideroxylon, but seldom quite, while the upper part 

 resembles E. albens; but in general it has a dark brown, fairly 

 rough bark an inch thick, and is easily distinguished from the 

 other trees. The bark is thinner and softer than E. sideroxylon, 

 but harder and thicker than E. albens." 



Timber. — Of a medium brown colour, inlocked, hard and tough, 

 greasy to the touch, better esteemed than the wood of either E. 

 hemiphloia or E. sideroxylon, among which it grows. It is used 

 for railway sleepers, dray shafts and general wheelwright's work, 

 according to Mr. R. H. Cambage. 



