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Southern Districts.— \\. occurs in the mountains fi-om the Victorian liordei' to 

 the Braidwood district. Other specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney, 

 include: — "Peppermint," Braidwood (H. Deane) ; " Nan-ow-leaved Peppermint," 

 near fTOulhurn, (H. Deane) ; Hilltop (J.H.M.). The following show affinity to 

 var, mmierosa : — Little River, Braidwood, and Araluen to Braidwood (J. S. Allan 

 and J.H.M.) ; " White-topped Mountain Ash, inferior to Black-topped Mountain 

 Ash," Kangaloou (J. L. Bruce). 



Western Localities. — Blackheath, Mount Victoria, and the higher parts of 

 the Blue Mountains generally. Walking over the Blue Mountains with 

 Mr. R. H. Cambage, the first tree of this species we noticed is at the top of the big 

 hill, Lawson to Wentworth Falls. Valves slightly exsert when fruits thoroughly 

 ripe (J.H.M.). Capertee Valley (J.H.M. and J. L. Boorman). The most westerly 

 locality known to me is Mullion Creek, Orange (R. H. Cambage). See also var. 

 nitida, p. 162. 



Northern. Localities. — The "Willow" of W^ilson's Downfall is a form with 

 smaller fruits. 



" Messmate." Very abundant. Coming from the Bellinger River, first seen about Tyringham, 

 and then at least as far as WoUoniombi. Found on the very summit of the Round Mountain. At Bald 

 Hills station, Mr. Walter Beauchamp showed me posts of this timber which had been down from ten to 

 fifteen years, and which were still sound. This timber lasts even longer in damp ground. This is worthy 

 of note, as E. amygdalina is not usually considered durable for the purpose stated. — (J. H. M., Aijric. 

 Gazette, N.S.W.,' 1894, p. 611.) 



Yarrowitch to Tia, New England (J.H.M.) , Moona Plains, Walcha, valves 

 slightly exsert (A. R. Crawford). The northern specimens, as a rule, are closer to 

 Sieber's E. radiata than to typical E. amygdalina. 



Variety or species lUimerosa. — It appears to be confined to Victoria and 



New South Wales. 



Victoria. 



Boggy Creek and Tambo River, Gippsland, called " Wang-gnara " (.A. W. 

 Howitt) ; Darlimurla, S. Gippsland (correspondent of H. Deane). " Flourishes on 

 poor flats; stunted in appearance." 



New South Wales. 



Found from south to novtii of this State. Some specific localities are given, 

 for definiteness. Tantawanglo Mountain, (W. Baeuerlen) ; Eden (J.H.M.) ; Wynd- 

 ham (A. W. Howitt) ; Deua River, Moruya (J.H.M.) ; Ryan's Creek, Monga (W. 

 Baeuerlen) ; "Blackbutt," Narrabarba (J. S. Allan). "Easily worked, but worthless. 

 Sometimes substituted for 'Mountain Gum' {E. goniocalyx) in the Braidwood district" . 

 (J. S. Allan) ; Runnymede, Nelligen (W. Baeuerlen) ; Currawang Creek (W. 

 Baeuerlen; J.H.M.); Shoalhaven River, Bads ery's Crossing to Nowra (W. Forsyth 

 and A. A. Hamilton) ; Kangaroo Valley (J. L. Bruce) ; Marulan, Barber's Creek, 

 and Wingello (H. J. Rumsey, W. Forsyth, J. L. Boorman, J.H.M.) ; 8 miles from 

 Marulan; about 4 feet in diameter; called "White Top" or "Ribbon Gum" 

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