DESCRIPTION. 



E. stellulata, Sieb. 



Following is the original description : — 



Sieber, plant exs. now holl. No. 478. Operculo conico cupulfe longitudine, pedunculis lateralibus 

 brevissimis subteretibus, urnbellis 15-20 floris, foliis oblongis utrinque attenuatis basi 3-5 nerviis. 

 Nova-Hollandia. Pet. et pedunc. 3 lin. vix longi. Folia 3 poll, longa semipoll. lata subcoriacea sublucida. 

 Alabastra oblonga utrinque attenuata 2 lin. longa. (v.s.) — (DC, Prod, iii, 217,) 



It is more fully described in Bentham's Flora Australiensis and Mueller's 

 Eiicalyptographia. 



E. stellulata is an easy species to determine, with its straight-veined leaves 

 and star-like umbels of buds. The specific name is rather happy, referring to the 

 disposition of the buds. 



It is a forest-tree of medium size in the Monaro, e.g., in the Snowy River 

 Valley, forming a shapely tree 50 feet in height and more, with a stem-diameter of 

 2 to 3 feet, and with dense foliage. In New England it attains a scarcely less size, 

 As a rule it is a straggling tree of half the size, while the narrow-leaved variety is 

 frequently only a tall bush. 



Yeriiacillar Names. — " Black Sally," Gippsland and Southern New South 

 Wales at least as far north as Goulburn ; also New England Ranges. "Black 

 Gum," Bombala. It is often called "Black Ash" in New England. The above 

 names have been given on account of the rough, hard black bark on the butt. 



" Sally Butt," between Bathurst and Orange. The name " Sally," without a 

 qualifying adjective, is in use at Bombala, Boro, Braidwood, and Yass. The name 

 is in allusion to the species being often found on the banks of streams, like a Sally 

 (sallow or willow). "Olive-green Gum" (Leichhardt). "Green Gum," county 

 of Argyle and Blue Mountains (Macarthur) ; New England and high land near 

 Braidwood (Dr. Woolls). "White Gum," couuty of Argyle and Blue Mountains 

 (A. Cunn.). "Blue Gum," (Forester Mecham, Tumut). "Lead Gum," county of 

 Argyle and Blue Mountains ; Berrima (Macarthur), Hartley and Mudgee (Woolls). 



