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This species was lirst prominently brought under my notice by Mr. K.. Jj. 

 Cambage in October, 1903. That gentleman collected it, and made extensive notes 

 concerning it. It is named in honour of hrnest Clayton Andrews, B.A., Geological 

 Surveyor, Dej^artment of Mines, New South Wales, who has been giving attention 

 to the flora of New England, particularly as regards the vegetation on various 

 ge )logical formations, and who has made special inquiries in regard to the tree that 

 is called by his name. 



SYNONYM. 



E. Sieberiana, F.v.M. var. Oxleyensis, Deane and Maiden {Proc. Linn. Soc, 

 N.S.IF., 1899, 79 J-, where it is fully described). 



The specimens referred to as E. Sieberiana, F.v.M. var. Oxleijensis, Deane 

 and Maiden, loc. cit., for the most part belong, in my opinion, to E. Andreicsl. 

 They have smaller fruits, usually more pyriform than the type, but in view of the 

 fact that the fruits of typical E. Andrewsi vary more than ordinarily as ripening 

 proceeds, it is premature to define varieties of E. Andrewsi at present. 



RANGE. 



Confined to the colder parts of northern New South AVales and southern 

 Queensland, so far as is known at present. 



Plentiful in many parts of New England, N S.W. The species seems to 

 attain its greatest size on the eastern slopes and New England. Plentiful on belts 

 of porphyritic felsite (R. H. Carabage). 



" Grows generally on granitic soils, but it frequently occurs on the junction 

 of basaltic soils with those of poorer formation" — (W. Christie.) 



North and east of Tingha (about 2,700 feet above sea-level), and on the roads 

 to Inverell and Guyra (11. H. Cambage, J H.M.) ; Howell (J. L. Boormau, J.II.M.) ; 

 Wallangarra; Boonoo Boonoo ; (J. L. Boorman). "Following are New England 

 localities : Wilson's Downfall, Undercliffe, Great Dividing Range west of Bolivia 

 and Deepwater. From the 10 to 25 mile pegs along the Glen Innes-Grafton Road. 

 Along the Glen Innes-Glen Elgin track, Kingsgate, Oban, Tingha, Drake, Glen 

 Innes to Inverell Road, &c., &c. Broadly it selects tlie high rocky table-lands of 

 New England, especially the easteru edge (if rocky and poor soil like granite), and 

 also the large mesas wliich extend easterly of the mesas pi'oper, as, for example, 

 that large block of high land 50 miles in length between the Rocky (Timbarra) and 

 Clarence Rivers." — (b). C. Andrews.) 



