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stone or just on the border-land of the Mountain Area and the 

 Western Slopes, so that its occurrence at these two fairly distant 

 spots is less remarkable than might appear at first sight. It is 

 growing about 3 miles northerly from Emmaville on the track to 

 Bald Nob; and the plants, which are scatterred over several 

 uteres, average about one foot high. The elevation of the locality 

 is nearly 3,000 feet above sea-level, being about 1,000 feet 

 higher than Rylstone, but owing to the difference of latitude, 

 the change in climate is only equal to that produced by a few 

 hundred feet. 



Eucalyptus Banksii occurs on the hills easterly from Emma- 

 ville, and by the casual observer, might easily be confused with 

 E. Bridgesiana (White Peppermint), but its clustering, sessile 

 buds and fruits, as well as its more strictly opposite juvenile 

 foliage and smoother twigs, enable it to be readily separated 

 from that species. 



In describing E. Banksii in These Proceedings (1904, p.774) 

 Mr. Maiden pointed out its similarity to E. Stuartiana (E. 

 Bridgesiana), and E. Cambagei Deane & Maiden. This 

 resemblance in the forest was very striking both at Emmaville 

 and Torrington (a new locality for the species), but its affinities 

 with E. goniocalyx F.v.M., were not pronounced, as the latter is 

 more of a smooth-barked gum-tree. 



E. Caleyi is an Ironbark which was noticed near the Bald 

 Nob, a few miles northerly from Emmaville, and is a conspicuous 

 tree owing to its drooping glaucous foliage (Plate i.). Its timber, 

 though good, does not appear to be eagerly sought after owing to 

 its hardness, and its severity on the saw when being cut in the 

 mill. It evidently prefers a western to an eastern influence. 



In a few instances a tree was noticed in a group of Ironbarks, 

 with an almost smooth, brown box-bark, but in other respects 

 with all the characteristics of E. Caleyi. The same feature has 

 been observed at Copeton, and Mr. Andrews has reported it to 

 me from other localities. It is remarkable that amongst so many 

 of our Ironbark forests, a tree occurs at intervals having decided 

 affinities with the local Ironbark, but generally showing some 



