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In Xew South Wales it is found along the coast and coastal ranges. The 

 most western locality known to me is 1'oggy, a wild district a few miles 

 from Merriwa. There is also some on the Mudgee-Cassilis road. It prefers 

 ridges and poor country, and is commonly found with Ironhark. Jt extends 

 into Queensland, and is common in the south, but its northern limit is not 

 defined. It probably merges into the lemon-scented form, which, according 1 

 tu liailcy, is found about Gladstone, Rockhampton, Springsnre, Herbertori, 

 and Port Denison. The late Rev. J. K. Teiiison-Woods says this is found 

 right up to the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria. 



Following are localities handy to Sydney: Liverpool to Campbelltown. 

 At 3 miles from the former town there is much Spotted Gum, and thence 

 on to the Bringelly-road. On another road leading out of Liverpool there is 

 plenty of Spotted Gum before Honnyrigg is reached, i.e., on the Badgery's 

 < 'reek road there is plenty up to 6 or 7 miles. 



KXPLAXATIOX OF PLATE 27. 



A. Sucker or juvenile foliage. 



B. Twig, bearing flowers. 

 (. Fruits. 



Eucalyptus corymbosa, Sm. 



THE BLOODWOOD. 



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Botanical Name. Corymbosa, from the Greek kontiiilnis, or Latin 

 corymbus, a summit. Hence the term corymb, in botany, where the stalks 

 of the individual flowers arc gradually elongated, so that the flowers are 

 brought approximately to the same level (or top, or summit). The inflor- 

 escence of the Bloodwood (see Plate) is not a perfect corymb. 



Vernacular Name. This tree is, perhaps, as fortunate in. its vernacular 

 name as any of the Kucalypts. It exudes abundance of kino (popularly 

 known as "gum" hence "gum-tree"), and, when freshly exuded, this has 

 all the a p] iea ranee of a stream of blood. So freely does it flow, and so like 

 blood is it. that sometimes the appearance of the ground at the foot of one 

 of the trees is quite startling. It is one of the few eucalypts that enjoys but 

 one vernacular name. At the same time there are some other Bloodwoods 

 in various parts of the Australian States. 



Leaves. The fine parallel venation of the leaves should be observed, for 

 it is characteristic. If the very young leaves be pulled asunder it will be 

 noticed that they are drawn into fine glutinous threads, which are largely 

 composed of caoutchouc or indiarubber. 



Flowers. White or creamy in x colour. This tree flowers at a very early 

 age, and very profusely. It is in consequence much visited by parrots, and 

 hees and other insects. As far as beetles are concerned, the trees about 

 Sydney flower too late in the season for the flower-haxmting beetles, but a 

 number of the fossorial was] is (Scotia* and Thi/iunix} are very fond of this 

 tree, and so also are a few of the late beetles. (W. W. Froggatt.) 



Fruit. The urn-shaped fruit is noticeable. The shape of the fruit in 

 ^this species is referred to at page 51. 



Seeds of this species from the Port Jackson district are plump, with solid 

 angles, and with little or no wing. As one proceeds northwards the seeds 

 flatten and become more winged. By the time Eockhampton, Queensland,- 



