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B. — More or less erect in habit, but not shaft-like. Tending to branch, and with 

 more or less rough bark at butt and flaky or ribbony bark on trunk. Denizens of more 

 exposed situations than A. 



a. With pale timbers : — 



Mostly belonging to the Renantherae and eastern. Speaking generally, the 

 timbers of the Renantherse are more fissile (which implies a certain degree of toughness) 

 than the rest. 



E. Dalrympleana Maiden. 



E. fraxinoides Deane and Maiden. 



E. hcemastoma Sm. 



E. leucoxylon F.v.M. 



E. linearis Dehn. 



E. maculosa R. T. Baker. 



E. Mitchelli Cambage. 



E. numerosa Maiden. 



E. Perriniana F.v.M. 



E. praecox Maiden. 



E. Risdoni Hook. f. 



E. rubida Deane and Maiden. 



E. scoparia Maiden. 



E. Smithii R. T. Baker. 



E. viminalis Labill. 



(Also a var. of viminalis, Dorrigo, New South Wales.) 



E. Dalrympleana Maiden. 

 A massive White Gum, displaying considerable resemblance to E. viminalis. 



E. fraxinoides Deane and Maiden. 

 A tall tree, smooth barked, the outer layer . falling off in ribbons; the bark 

 blotched, reminding one somewhat of Spotted Gum (E. maculata) as regards its blotches, 

 and E. viminalis (Ribbon Gum) as regards the stripping of the outer bark. Timber 

 both pale-coloured and fissile, hence often called " Mountain Ash." 



E. H^MASTOMA Sill. 



A tree of medium size, with a smooth, white bark, with usually a little thin, 

 hardy, flaky bark at the butt. Often not a long barrel, the trunk being often branched. 

 Canopy moderate. Timber pale-coloured to pink. 



E. LEUCOXYLON F.V.M. 



A medium-sized to a large tree, smooth-barked, but with more or less deciduous 

 flaky bark, falling away in patches. 



