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CALLITRIS CALCARATA, R.Br.— " RED," "BLACK," OR 

 "MOUNTAIN PINE." 



Botanical survey of the species in New South Wales. See also map. 

 From data supplied by Public School Teachers and other correspondents. 



(Where no infoi-mation is given under Remarks, only herbarium specimens were received. 

 The information is given without comment ) 



Locality. 



County. 



Remarks. 



Amaroo 



Baker's Swamp, Dripstone . . . 



Ashburnham 



Wellington 



Ballarah, Cobbora 



Baerami, Denman 



Berrigal Creek, Narrabri 



Berrima 



Bethungra 



Lincoln 



Brisbane 



Jamison 



Camden . . . 

 Clarendon 



The area covered is said to be about lo acres 

 (W. Manson.) 



There are two belts of country, which are studded 

 with these pines, both commencing from the 

 Cundumbil Mountains, which are 20 miles from 

 Molong and about the same distance from 

 Wellington, or about 5 miles from Baker's 

 Swamp, on the main road Wellington to Molong. 

 These mountains form a continuous chain of 

 hills all the way to Wellington, and are, with 

 the exception of a few intervening patches of 

 box, studded with Black Pine, this belt of pine 

 country is about a mile in width; the other 

 belt follows the course of the Bell River for a 

 distance of about 5 or 6 miles. 



Resin. — Black Pine exudes large quantities of resin, 

 especially in the spring, when, by making an 

 incision in the tree, the resin oozes out, forming 

 what might be called icicles, very often as long 

 as 18 inches. (Chas. Varcoe.) 



Generally grows upon hillsides and 

 country. (J. Davis.) 



Ironbark" 



Covers the ground to the extent of about i acre 

 to every 100 acres. In odd places there are 

 pine scrubs, which cover a large extent of 

 ground. (W. F. Wedlock.) 



From Ouirindi to Moree, distance about 200 miles, 

 thei-e are extensive forests of pines, generally 

 close to the ranges to the east of the plains. 

 In many instances these forests advance right 

 on to the plains. From Boggabri to some 

 distance below Pilliga along the left bank 

 of the Namoi River there are very large pine 

 forests all the way. This forest extends to 

 Coonabarabran on the Castlereagh River, and, 

 I believe, continues on to the Macquarie and 

 Bogan Rivers. In this district, Berrigal Creek, 

 there are pine scrubs to Narrabri, 50 miles. 

 (Francis Squire.) 



Only a few trees growing on the banks of the river. 

 (William Gambell.) 



Mountain Pine grows on the ranges in this 

 neighbourhood. (B. F. Dale.) 



