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"Has a persistent, rather rough bark; spreadmg and rarely talL Locally 

 called ' Black Box' (?) near Bega/' (W. D. Francis). 



" Bark fibrous, persistent up to the branches, then whitish. About 50 feet high. 

 Flowers creamy white, buds ashy." Albury (Rev., now Bishop J. W. Dwyer, Xo. 111). 

 Albury ( A. V. Frauenf elder). 



Gundaroo (Rev. J. W. Dwyer). Mt. Stromlo, Federal Territory (C. J. Weston). 

 With cylindroid fruits and lanceolate leaves. Malcolmvale, Majura, Federal Territory 

 (C. J. Weston, No. 48). Smooth bark,- almost to ground; some of the leaves lanceolate. 

 Towards Murrumbidgee from Canberra (R. H. Cambage, No. 2974). 



Very common throughout the district and known as " Red Box." It occasionally 

 produces a straight, workable timber, which is said to be excellent for all purposes, 

 but usually it is a small much-branched tree. It suckers freely, and is a good honey 

 plant. Trunkey (J. L. Eoorman). 



" Red Box; gum bark, except at base." With lanceolate leaves, Hill End (R. H. 

 Cambage, No. 2751). 



Bumbery (J. L. Boorman). 



" Rather low, well-branched trees. The bark white or greyish. Timber chiefly 

 used for fencing, height 40-50 feet, girth 3 to 4 feet." Box from the ranges. Mount Esk, 

 Bowan Park, near Cudal (W. F. Blakely). 



AFFINITIES. 



These arc dealt with at p. 116 of Part XIII, and it is only necessary to add 

 E. Daivsmi to the species there enumerated. The difiercnces between E. polyanthemos 

 and this species arc dealt with at p. 57 of the present Part. 



