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this district has all lowland apple flooring hoards. Ir makes good gate-posts, ha^ ing 

 the property of lasting in the ground for years, hut it will not split. Easily 

 destroyed, and Frequently dies out of its own accord. Both trees are much alike " 

 W. M. Nowiand, L.S.). This is the most favourable account of the timber of 

 E Stuarliana known to me. 



Albury (Dr. Andrews, J. H.M.); Cockatoo near Germanton (\V. Forsyth); 

 Queanheyan (H. Deane) ; Bun<,'endore and Braidwood (W. Baeuerlen) ; Lake 

 irge W. Baeuerlen); Gundagai (R. H. Cambage) ; Cootamundra [W. D. 

 Francis); "Soft Apple Tree," Temora to Mofangarell (Rev. J. W. Dwy< 

 Young (W. W. Froggatt, J.H.M.). 



50-80 feet high. Bark rough and hard on trunk and branches nearly up to 



top. Bark greyish and cracked all over like Box (E. hemiphloia). Branches 



spreading and drooping. Wood hrittle, no good, even to burn. Trunk often rotten 



in centre. Flower huds mostly arranged in sevens. Yass (Itev. J. W. Dwyei . 



Goulburn I H. Deane, J.H.M. | ; Woinbeyan Caves, on the limestone (J.H.M.) ; 

 Mittagong i Rev. Dr. Woolls). 



Western Localities. — Lynd hurst \. W. Howitt I ; Manildra, INIt. Maequarie 

 near Carcoar (J. L. Boorman); Rockley (J. L. Boorman) ; foot of Bald Hills, 

 Bathurst (J.H.M.) ; Bathurst to Sofala i R. H. Cambage, J.H.M.) ; Orange (W. 8 

 Campbell, R. H. Cambage, J.H.M.) ; 50-60 feet, girth 3 to 6 feet, bark brown, 

 rough and persistent, branches white, timber of no value, not even for firewood. 

 Bowan Park near Cudal (W. F. Blakelyi : Molong (W. Campbell); Parke. 

 I J.H.M.) ; Murga, between Cudal and Eugowra (H. Deane) ; Warne (A. Murphy). 

 Large pendulous trees, hence called " Sally." Plentiful on the sides of gullies. 

 Stuart Town (J. L. Boorman) ; Cox's River (R. H. Cambage and J.H.M. ) ; Hartley 

 Yale i Jesse Gregson ) ; Wallerawang (J.H.M.); "Peppermint," Capertee (J. L. 

 Boorman); Ilford (R. T. Baker); " Peppermint," Mudgee (H. Deane); Gulgong 

 (J. L. Boorman and J.H.M.); "Apple" or "Peppermint," 10-50 feet. Lpper 

 Meroo, Mudgee district (J. L. Boorman); " Woollybutt," near head of the 

 Castlereagh River (W. Forsyth) ; Coonabarabran (Dr. H. I. Jensen). 



[The following specimens are small-fruited, or inclined to be so. They are 

 var. parcifiora < E. angophoroi lea R. T. Baker) but I am unable to keep them 

 separate from the preceding specimens, although they have been selected with the 

 greatest care to try and keep them separate. 



"Apple Topped Box," Towrang. Type of E. angophoroides (B. T. Baker) ; 

 •■ Pepperwood," near Hassan's "Walls, Bowenfels, type of E. Stuartiana F.v.M var. 

 parciftora Maiden 'J.H.M.) ; " Pepperwood or .Apple-tree," Portland district, Sunny 

 Corner and Rylstone (J. L. Boorman). Fairly plentiful on low-lying lands in 

 company with E. viminalis. On rising ground, superseded by E. eUeophora. 

 Useless, even for firewood. Perth, Bathurst district (J. L. Boorman) : King's 

 Plains, Blayney R. II. Cambage) ; Canoblas, Orange (J. L. Boorman and -FILM.).] 



