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(1.) E. stellulata : this is the " White Gum" of the Mountains, 

 and the " Lead Gum" of Berrima. It seldom attains more than 

 thirty or forty feet in height, and two feet in diameter, but owing 

 to difference of soil and climate, the bark is subject to much 

 variation in appearance, being sometimes white, and sometimes 

 of a lead-colour. The wood is reported to be of no service, 

 excepting for fuel. The leaves of this species are somewhat 

 remarkable, some of the veins starting from near the base, and 

 almost parallel to the midrib. 



(2.) E. coriacea is another of the " White Gums" from the 

 Blue Mountains, Berrima, &c., and it may be found in many 

 parts of the counties of Camdeo, Argyle, &c. It sometimes 

 attains a considerable height, and the inner bark is smooth and 

 white, resembling in that respect the " White Gum" near 

 Sydney, but the tree differs in foliage and seed vessel, as well 

 as in the imperfect stamens being much fewer. The height of 

 this gum varies from forty to eighty feet, and the wood is not 

 much valued. The leaves are thick and sometimes very long, 

 having the appearance of being many nerved, and in dry seasons 

 are eaten by cattle and horses. 



(3.) E. radiata is regarded by Mr. Bentham as a variety of 

 the "Messmate" {E. amygdalina), a tree abounding on the 

 Mittagong Range, &c., and so very much like " Stringy Bark" 

 in appearance, that it is frequently mistaken for that species. E. 

 radiata, however, or " the Eiver White Gum," growing on the 

 banks of the Nepean, &c., is a smooth tree with the bark 

 generally hanging from the upper branches in long strips, and 

 the trunk nearly white. The flowers are much more numerous 

 than in the " messmate," and the leaves are sometimes opposite, 

 and sometimes alternate on the same tree, varying in shape from 

 ovate-lanceolate and stem-clasping, to lanceolate and petioled. E. 

 radiata, as far as I have observed, never grows far away from 

 rivers, but the messmate is a sub-alpine species. The Eiver 

 White Gum seldom attains a greater height than fifty or sixty 

 feet, and the timber is not valued by the settlers. 



(4.) E. eugenioides or " the Mountain Blue Gum," is placed 



by Mr Bentham as a variety of the " Peppermint." There is 



certainly a great similarity in the flower buds, though they are 



larger and broader than those of the " Peppermint," but the 



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