688 SOME NEW SPECIES OF EUCALYPTUS, 



The sucker-leaves are quite distinct from those of E. acmenoides, 

 which also has a lighter-coloured bark, but a superior timber. 



E. acmenoides is well figured by Mueller in his " Eucalypto- 

 graphia," and this species can be from the above description 

 easily distinguished from it, so that it is not considered necessary 

 to give a drawing here. 



In botanical sequence it should be placed it next toE. acmenoides, 

 from which species, however, it also differs in the chemical con- 

 stituents of its oil, as well as in the nature of its timber and bark. 



The broad sucker-leaves differentiate it from any described 

 species of Stringybark, to which division of the Eucalypts it 

 undoubtedly belongs; and, as stated above, this is one of the 

 characters which separate it from E. acmenoides, Schau. 



Mr. W. Bauerlen gives the following description of this tree 

 as observed by him in the northern scrubs : — 



" Height 40-80 feet; diam. 2-4 feet. Bark stringy, used for 

 bark. Timber usually pale-coloured, much like that of E. 

 acmenoides, which tree it resembles also in the bark and general 

 appearance, but is easily distinguished from it by its broader and 

 thicker leaves, with a more bluish colour; especially by the very 

 broad young leaves, somewhat yellowish in colour and conspicu- 

 ously veined, while those of E. acmenoides are much smaller, 

 narrower, thinner, and of a deeper green colour; in fact, much 

 resembling those of E. microcorys, with which species both are 

 associated, yet only E. acmenoides penetrates with E. microcorys 

 into the rich scrub, while this species is only found in the poorer 

 forest country. The two species being otherwise much alike in 

 general appearance, they are readily distinguished by the timber- 

 getters, who invariably prefer and select E. acmenoides for 

 splitting into posts and rails, etc., for which purpose E. acmenoides 

 bears an excellent name, whilst this species is somewhat inferior, 

 and does not split quite so well." 



Timber. — A dirty pale-coloured timber, darker than White 

 Mahogany, E. acmenoides, Schau. It is subject to the attacks of 

 a borer, which, of course, deteriorates its quality as a marketable 

 timber. It is hard and close-grained, but does not season well, 



