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RANGE. 



ALTHOUcn usually regarded as chiefly a Tasmanian and Victorian tree, it has during 

 the last few years been found to extend over very large areas in New South "Wales, 

 though its curving boundary is a matter for further investigation. It is abundant 

 in many places along the top of the eastern slope of the coast range from Mittagong 

 south. Thence there is a gap in our localities until the Upper Williams River and 

 Eastern and Northern New England are reached. We do not know the connecting 

 links between the southern and northern localities ; it doubtless will be found in 

 various spurs of the Great Dividing Range. It extends to South Australia. 



At the time of the writing of the " Eucalyptographia," Mueller gave the 

 range, " St. Vincent's Gulf to Gippsland, scarcely passing into the territory of New 

 South Wales." 



Tasmania. 

 As has been already stated, E. ohliqmt is common in hilly country all over 

 the island, but chiefly in the south. 



Following are localities of some of R. Gunn's specimens : — 

 No. 1,095 : Lake St. Clair. 

 No. 1,104 : Black River, Circular Head. 

 No. ],106: Locality (?). 



Lhotsky collected it in Van Diemen's Land (Herb. Cant, ex herb. Lcmann), 

 and labelled it E. acervula (:"), Sieb. 



The following specimens of this timber, exhibited by the Tasmanian 

 Government Railway, give some localities for merchantable timljcr : — 



No. 18 : Deck plank from Bridgewater Bridge, fifty years old. 



No. 20 : Sleeper, twenty-five years under traffic, cut in 1868, on the Western 



Tiers, for the Western Line. 

 No. 21 : Six split sleepers, from Eingal. 

 No. 22 : Two split sleepers, from Rhyndaston. 

 No. 25 : Twelve sleepers, from Mersey Line ; barren land. 

 No. 26 : Sleeper, from ^Mei'sey Line ; good land. 

 No. 30 : Two planks of red stringybark, 6 feet by 8.^ inches by 5 inches, from 



Scottsdale Line. 



Further particulars in regard to Tasmanian localities have l)ecu already given. 

 Ante p. 5i. 



