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New South Wales. 



Southern Districts. — " Spotted Gum," Charley's Forest, Braidwood(W.Baeuerlen). 

 One of the specimens quoted in the original description; Bungendore (W. Baeuerlen), 

 " Spotted Gum " type of Mr. Baker's maculosa, var. A. (I have already shown that it 

 must be typical of the species.) Has round, shiny buds. Gundaroo and Yass (Rev. J. W. 

 Dwyer), Burrinjuck (J. L. Boorman). With very small dainty fruits, the smallest I have 

 seen in this species. Federal Capital site, Queanbeyan (R. H. Cambage, No. 2938). 

 " Spotted Gum " or " Leopard Gum." This tree is one of a group called "' Spotted 

 Gum." My informant calls it " Leopard Spotted Gum." The bark is smooth, and the 

 small irregular reddish patches give it the name. Timber bad. Dull foliage like the 

 Strathdownie specimen. On dry hilly ground; Queanbeyan (H. Dearie). L T meralla 

 River, S.E. of Cooma (R. H. Cambage, No. 1873). A White Gum, Strathdownie, Rose- 

 wood, in the Murray Range, 50 miles from Wagga, on the way to Tumberumba 

 (D. McEachern) has long leaves. 



A White Gum from Marulan (J.H.M.), with plum-coloured bark with blotches. 

 Multiflowered, with ovata- like (see below p. 134) buds. Fruits small. 



Some, not all, of the fruits attenuated at the base like E. ovata, Wingello 

 (J. L. Boorman). Specimens from the same locality with the conoid young fruits and 

 also the buds of E. ovata (J.H.M. and J. L. Boorman). These trees were originally 

 noted in the field as punctata-Yike— that is to say, with smooth bark, raspy-rough in 

 patches, like ordinary Grey Gum (E. punctata). 



The following notes on two trees in the Goulburn district were made by me in 

 the field in August. Although differing slightly between themselves, they belong to 

 this species : (a) Fruits conoid when young, very much domed when old ; in 3"s up to 

 7's, pedicels thick'; wood reddish; young twigs angular. (6) Flowers profusely ; rarely 

 in 3's, in 4's, 5's, and 6's, rarely more than 6's ; usually in 5's, capitate. Leaves usually 

 narrow; venation very prominent. Wood reddish. Yellow tips of young foliage. 

 Stalks round or nearly so ; young twigs angular. Fruits small. 



Western Districts. — Frederica Falls, Lawson (R. T. Baker). Fruits nearly 

 hemispherical, and some of the sucker-leaves rather narrow. The juvenile leaves are 

 undoubtedly maculosa, but the fruits are the fruits of ovata. E. maculosa is first observed 

 on the Great Western Road as one enters Katoomba travelling from Sydney. Thence- 

 forward it is a very common tree (R. H. Cambage and J.H.M. ). 



Blackheath and Mount Victoria (J.H.M.). " Cabbage or White Gum," Mount 

 Wilson (Jesse Gregson and J.H.M.). Bark reddish or brownish. 1 cannot distinguish 

 these from the Marulan specimens referred to above. 



E. maculosa and E. ovata seem to be in a state of flux in bhe higher parts of the 

 Blue Mountains. 



Juvenile folhige normal to broad, though not as broad as E. rubida. Buds round 

 as well as umbonate and tapering-pointed ; Wallerawang (J.H.M.). 



