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as well as quite different young leaves, and its more restricted 

 habitat on more elevated mountain situations, distinguish it from 

 E. obliqua. 



Mr. W. Bauerlen, who was the first to bring this Eucalypt to 

 notice, states that — "It is a large tree, up to 200 feet high, and 

 3-5 feet diam. Bark on trunk persistent, tibi"ous, not easy to 

 distinguish from that of E. obliqua, or that of E. fastigata. 

 Limbs, and even sometimes the upper part of the trunk, quite 

 smooth, a character which distinguishes the .tree from the two 

 above-named species. Young leaves and fruit resemble those 

 of E. Sieberiana, but bark and timber are quite different. The 

 timber is highly spoken of, cut in the sawmills and used for 

 building purposes; much preferred for splitting, for which pur- 

 pose it is said to equal 'Cut Tail' (E. fastigata), from which 

 species it is sufficiently removed by the foliage and quite differently 

 shaped fruit. 



"Only known, so far, from the Delegate Mountain, and there 

 restricted to a narrow belt on the higher part of the mountain, 

 at an elevation of from about 4000-4500 feet. 



"This is not the 'White Ash,' E. fraxinoides, Deane &■ Maiden, 

 of the Tantawanglo Mountain and Sugar Loaf Mountain, much 

 less the ' Silver Top ' from near Nimitybelle ; nor is it the 

 ' Mountain Ash ' (E. Sieberiana), despite the similarity of the 

 fruit, the bark being quite different. 



"There is great difficulty in distinguishing the leaves of this 

 species from those of E. obliqaa and those of E. Sieberiana, so 

 that in my opinion it will be the chemical analysis which will 

 have to decide between these species. 



" Topographically .£". obliqua occurs on the lower part of the 

 mountain, reaches some distance up, and is then joined by E. 

 fastigata, which species ascending somewhat higher leaves E. 

 obliqua behind and forms a broad belt, where it abruptly ceases, 

 and the " White Ash " takes it place, forming a narrow belt as it 

 ascends the mountain; then it also ceases abruptly and leaves the 

 higher part and summit to E. coriacea. 



