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eastern side; and Cymopterus, in the same table (p. 16), must be 
replaced by Phellopterus or Glehnia, whichever may secure the 
more so, that Croomia paucifilora, sole representative of the group 
in our Southern Atlantic States, has been identified in Japan. The 
pamphlet, recently issued, upon “ Australian Vegetation, conside 
especially in its bearings upon the occupation of the Territory, an 
with a view of unfolding its resources,”—from which the subjoined 
extracts are derived :— : 
“The marvellous height of some of the Australian, and especially 
Victorian trees, has become the subject of closer investigation, 
since of late, particularly through the miners’ tracks, easier access 
has been afforded to the back-gullies of our mountain-system. Some 
astounding data, supported by actwal measurements, are now 0D 
record. The highest tree previously known was, a Karri-Euca- 
the hollow trunk of this Karri, three riders, with additional pack- 
horse, could enter and turn in it without dismounting. On the d 
| i B 
Measurements of height of a tree of Eucalyptus amygdalina: 
stem 
P fracture, 
face, 41 feet. A 
, 53 feet in circumference. Mr. George W. Robinson 
ge 
from the ground, and 
pposes 
the Yarra and Latrobe rivers, to seein heights of half a thow 
