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"Red Box" (J. S. Allen), both in the Moruya district; Lower Araluen 

 (J.H.M.); Milton; also "Yellow Box," West Dapto (R. II. Cambage) ; 

 " Box " or " White Box " of Razorback, 4 miles from Wingello ( J.H.M. and 

 J. L. Boorman) ; Marulan (A. Murphy) ; Bullio to Wombeyan (R. H. Cam- 

 bage and J.H.M.). 



Cabramatta district, county of Cumberland, occurring between Banks- 

 town and the Cabramatta Railway Station, and also thence to Bringelly 

 and Cabramatta (now Rossmore). 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE 160. 



A. Juvenile leaf. 



B. Twig, in bud, Bankstown and Cabramatta, a few miles south 



of Sydney. 

 c. Buds, from Cabramatta. 



D. Anther, from Cabramatta. 



E. Fruit, from Cabramatta. 



F. Unripe fruit, showing rim, from Wingello. 



o. Fruit with exserted valves, from Bega, N.S.W. 



Eucalyptus melliodora, A. Cunn. 



THE YELLOW Box. 



Botanical Name. Melliodora mel, mellis, honey, odora, of a sweet or 

 pleasant smell. 



Vernacular Names. The commonest " Yellow Box " of New South Wales 

 and Victoria. " Yellow Jacket " of the interior, the inner bark being of a 

 yellowish colour. In the Merriwa and Cassilis district it is as often called 

 Yellow Gum as Yellow Jacket (see "Bark"). It is sometimes called 

 *' Honey-scented Gum," owing to the perfume of its flowers. 



Flowers. This tree, like all of the Boxes, is an esteemed honey-yielder. 



I send, by post, a sample of the great honey-producer, locally known as 

 Yellow Box, and consisting of flowering blossoms and seeds, and wish to have 

 Fame identified with a view to having this timber preserved on Forest Reserve 

 No. 27,767 of 2,500 acres, as well as on new goldfield reserve of about u.OOO 

 acres, as I am aware that this species of tree will produce more value in honey 

 than the grass under them in wool. In fact, there are about 70 acres of this 

 timber on my land, and some seasons I get more value in honey than if I had 

 it cropped with good wheat at a fair price. (James Brogan, of Attunga.) 



Fruit. The fruits are small and nearly hemispherical, and have a charac- 

 teristic narrow band or rim, which usually encircles the slightly constricted 

 orifice, and which is well seen on a side view of the fruit. The rim is 

 similar in appearance to that observed in E. sideroxylon under similar 

 circumstances. The fruit of the former species is, of course, much smaller. 



Bark. This tree has a characteristic inner bark, which is often as yellow 

 as the proverbial guinea. 



It is sometimes the case that it is difficult to discriminate this species 

 from E. Bosistoana, another " Yellow Box," but a knife or axe will settle 

 the question at once, the inner bark of E. Bosistoana being white. 



In most parts of the country it has a sub-fibrous or "fcox" bark on the 

 trunk or for a considerable distance up the butt, and smooth and even 

 ribbony above it. Following are some notes made on the spot : Bark flaky, 



