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Aud again : — 



It grows principally in the tract of country lying between Sale and Yarraville, commencing at a 

 point about 20 miles from the former place, where the " White Stringybark " [E. piperita) abruptly ceases 

 to grow. Northwards it extends towards Tom's Cap. A second area is at the Nine-mile Creek, between 

 Alberton and Toora. 



These areas are in themselves not large, and have lessened so far as the supply of this tree is 

 affected by alienation of the land. A small timber reserve, however, is reserved at Wonwron. 



Small colonies of this tree occur about 3 miles out of Toongabbie on the Walhalla Road, between 

 Bairnsdale and Mount Taylor, along the '• Insolvent Track," and at one place on the Tambo Valley Eoad, 

 but none of these areas are of sufficient size to be of much economic value. Its maximum height is 

 170 feet or thereabouts, but more frequently from 100 to 150 feet. — (Howitt.) 



The following Gippsland specimens were labelled E. Muelleriana by Howitt 

 himself: — Agnes Creek Bridge ; Four-mile Creek, Port Road ; Lily's Leaf ; Mount 

 Morinch ; Insolvent Track, 4 miles ; Muddy Creek, Stockyard Creek Road ; 

 Toongabbie ; Long Cutting, Tambo Road ; Woodside, German's Creek, Port 

 Albert Road ; Bircham Road ; Drouin West. 



Following are other Victorian specimens examined by me : — Grampians 

 (C. Walter) — the young buds angular, showing transit to capitellata (Fig. 21, PL 4); 

 the Wimmera (F. Reader) — From the Wimmera is no great distance to South 

 Australia, the climatic conditions of which it much resembles. 



South Australia. 



Mount Lofty (March, R. H. Cambage; November, W. Gill). (Fig. 20, PI. 4 ) 

 Mr. Gill observes that the inner bark of this tree has not a bright yellow colour. 

 This is not an infallible guide, as it varies according to the season of the year and 

 with the district. Mr. Cambage labelled it " Pale Stringybark." 



" E.fahrormn, Schlecht. In montibus sterilioribus elatis. November, 1848, 

 Dr. M." This specimen was collected by Mueller, and labelled capitellata by 

 Bentham. There is no doubt that the South Australian specimens show affinity to 

 E. capitellata, Sm. (Most South Australian specimens labelled E. fabrorum, 

 Schlecht., are E. obliqua.) 



New South Wales. 



"Messmate," south of Eden (J. S. Allan) ; Twofold Bay (Oldfield), in Uerb. 

 Barbey-Boissier ; also Herb. Cant. These are identical with the Barber's Creek 

 specimens. There is typical E. pilularis by the same collector, from the same 

 locality, in the same herbarium. 



Currawang Creek, near Nelligen (W. Biiuerlen). Typical for E. dextropinea, 

 R. T. Baker. (Fig. 6, PI. 4.) 



In the Goulburn district [e.g., Box Point to Barber's Creek, Wingello, &c.) 

 it is known as "White Mahogany"; but it is not to be confused with E. acmenioides. 

 Its branches are rough to the top, forming a ready local distinction between it and 



