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RANGE. 



Although usually regarded as chiefly a Tasmanian and Victorian tree, it has during 

 the last few years been found to extend over very large areas in New South Wales, 

 though its curving boundary is a matter for further investigation. It is abundant 

 in many places along the top of the eastern slope of the coast range from Mittagong 

 south. Thence there is a gap in our localities until the Upper Williams Elver and 

 Eastern and Northern New England are reached. We do not know the connecting 

 links between the southern and northern localities ; it doubtless will be found in 

 various spurs of the Great Dividing Eange. It extends to South Australia. 



At the time of the writing of the " Eucalyptographia," Mueller gave the 

 range, " St. Vincent's Gulf to Gippsland, scarcely passing into the territory of New 

 South Wales." 



Tasmania. 



As has been already stated, E. oblique/ is common in hilly country all over 

 the island, but chiefly in the south. 



Following are localities of some of E. Gunn's specimens : — 

 No. 1,095 : Lake St. Clair. 

 No. 1,104 : Elack Eiver, Circular Head. 

 No. 1,106: Locality (?). 



Lhotsky collected it in Van Diemen's Land (Herb. Cant, ex herb. Lcmann), 

 and labelled it JE. acermda (?), Sieb. 



The following specimens of this timber, exhibited by the Tasmanian 

 Government Railway, give some localities for merchantable timber : — 



No. 18 : Deck plank from Bridge water Bridge, fifty years old. 



No. 20 : Sleeper, twenty-five years under traffic, cut in 1868, on the Western 



Tiers, for the Western Line. 

 No. 21 : Six split sleepers, from Eingal. 

 No. 22 : Two split sleepers, from Ehyndaston. 

 No. 25 : Twelve sleepers, from Mersey Line ; barren land. 

 No. 26 : Sleeper, from Mersey Line ; good land. 

 No. 30 : Two planks of red stringybark, 6 feet by 8J inches by 5 inches, from 



Scottsdale Line. 



Further particulars in regard to Tasmanian localities have been already given. 

 Ante p. 54. 



