BY R. T. BAKER. 



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nature of the timber, bark, oil and fruits which have not the 

 marked recurved rim of that species. 



From E. eximia it differs in having pedicellate fruits, a stringy 

 flaky bark, a pinkish timber, and in its chemical constituents. 



Dr. Woolls was cognisant of the differences existing between 

 these species, for in his "Flora of Australia" (p. 238) he states: — 

 " At the Clarence and Richmond divers the 'Blood wood' prevails 

 to a great extent, and the workmen reckon two kinds — the one 

 with smooth and the other with rough bark. . . It seems 

 probable that the Mountain ' Bloodwood ' (E. eximia), which 

 overhangs the valley of the Grose, is different from the Bloodwood 

 of the north." As stated above, other botanists have always 

 regarded the northern "Bloodwood" as identical with the Sydney 

 and southern "Bloodwood"; but Dr. Woolls is the only one who 

 connected it (the northern one) with E. eximia, Schau., and 

 recent observations also show it to have affinities with that species. 



Its physical characters, however, are so evenly balanced 

 between the two that it is decided to give it specific rank. 



It differs from E. terminalis, F.v.M., the " Bloodwood " of the 

 interior, in its bark, timber and oil; and from E. trachyphloia 

 in its larger fruits, bark and chemical constituents. 



Its fruits are exactly identical in size and shape with those of 

 E. macidata, but it resembles this spotted gum in no other 

 characters. 



This tree is constant throughout an extensive range, as it was 

 found many years ago at Barney's Wharf, Cambewarra, by W. 

 Bauerlen, who forwarded specimens to the late Baron von Mueller, 

 who considered it a hybrid between E. corymbosa and E. maculata,, 

 but of course he only had dried material upon which to base his 

 opinion. 



The timber of both the southern and northern trees is similar 

 in colour, hardness and other characters, and the chemical con- 

 stituents of the oil show no variation. 



Timber. — A pale-coloured timber, hard, straight-grained, and 

 easy to work. It is much closer in texture than the Sydney 



