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bage) witli broadish Icavrs ami rei)iited the best timber in tho dis- 

 trict. 



s. Orange (AV. S. Campbell). Ophir, near Orange (R. H. Cambage), a 

 form with broad leaves, somewhat giaucous. 



u. Tbe t'ollowing localities are from the Hanter to the Haickeshto ;/ 

 riuers viz. Stewarts Brook and Scone (J. H. M.) with broadish leaves. 



Hawkesburv district, broad leaves small fruits (A. ^Murphy), a Swam{) 

 Gum », Cooranbong; large fruits with long pedicels. Mt. Vincent. 

 County Northumberlaiîd. Broad leaves, and sirailar spécimens from 

 Gosford (ail three from Forest Ranger Martin}. 



V. « Red Gum » Port Stephens, and Stroud to Gloucester (J. H. M.). 



The following localities are from the 



ic. Richmoud to the Hastings Rivers. « lied Gum », Port Macquarie, 

 « Orange Gum » of ^V Hibbard of the same locaiity; called also in the 

 same district « Stinking Gum ». « Broad Leaf Gum ». « Fiat Gum » 

 (because groNving on Üats), with conical opercula. not cylindrical, as in 

 the preceding spécimens and with very broad leaves. « Stinking Gum », 

 Foot of asceut to Tableland (Hastings Paver to Walcha). with rather 

 small, narrow leaves. 



X. « Grey Gum », Macleay River, resembles preceding; bas small 

 buds and verges towards variety hrevifolia. Gloucester Pioad. Port 

 Macquarie. Labelled « Slaty Gum ». ]\Iuch the same as a Fiat Gum » 

 only leaves not so broad. 



y. Neiv England, Glen Innés: Tenterfield, with broad sucker leaves 

 and quadrangular stems, broad mature leaves aud small fruits also 

 Tenterfield to Sandy Fiat, vei-y broad leaves, and some with giaucous 

 buds. ïhe same, Salisbury, Uralla (H. Deane). 



Following is testimony as to the durable quality of Eucahiptus tere- 

 ticornis timber from New England. 



« Timber very hard, heavy and lastiug, often quite unwedgeable, a{)t 

 frequently to shell off when beiug split, pièces of the curled butts often 

 are very pretty when planed. Until very recently I hâve not known this 

 timber touched by the white ant, but 12 months ago I noticed one or 

 two cases ou the Tableland. I hâve seen a little of both dry rot aud white 

 ants in this timber at Cunderaug on the Eastern slopes. I saw about 

 12 months ago some red gum posts lifted, they had been put up for a 

 horse paddock when the place was first formed, I think by Hughes and 

 Hoskins about 1842 or 184.o. Although the posts could never hâve been 

 more than about 2 inches at the upper end and say 4 inches at the 



