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DESCRIPTION. 



Eucalyptus coriacea, A. Cunn. 



Following is the original description : — 



Schauer MSS. — Raniulis elongatis pendulis teretib. nitidis; foil, firmis rigidisq. lanceolatis oblongisve 

 breviter petiolatis acuminatis, apiculo subfiliformi saepe deflexo, nervosis imperforatis viridib., untrinq. 

 lucidis ; capitulis axillarib. 5-8 — floris ; pedunculo petiolum aequante subtereti ; cupula (fructus) turbinata 

 truncata ; operculo . . . ,? eapsula 3-4 loculari. Planta insignis validajfoliis 4-6 poll, longis, 1-2 poll. 

 latis ; fructib. 4 lin. alfcit. totidemq. diametro metientibus nitidis. In Novae Cambria australis interioris 

 planitiebus. — A. Cunn. Herb., no. 35-1824. — (Schauer in Walp. Rep. ii, 925.) 



It is fully described by Bentbam (B.F1. iii, 201), and also by Mueller, in tbe 

 Eucalyptographia ; by tbe latter under tbe name E. pauciflora, Sieb. I bave 

 adopted tbe name given in tbe Flora Australiensis. Sieber's name, E. pauciflora^ 

 bas doubtful priority, and it is especially inappropriate (no Eucalypt flowering more 

 freely than this), while Cunningham's name is remarkably appropriate. 



Vernacular Xames. — One of the " White or Cabbage Gums," but not to be 

 confused with E. hcsmastoma, var. micrantha, which goes by the same names. Its 

 usual name 1 with us is "White Gum," though it is very frequently called " Cabbage 

 Gum" also. In New England apparently not known as " White or Cabbage Gum," 

 but "White Ash," in contradistinction to E. stellulata (Black Ash). The species 

 goes under the name of " Weeping Gum" in Tasmania, owing to its scrambling habit ; 

 the name is also in use at Uralla, N.S.W. At Glen Innes it is locally known as 

 " Tumble-down Gum," also by reason of its aspect. " Glassy Gum" is a name in 

 use at Guyra, on account of the vitreous appearance of the bark. " White Sally " 

 is a name in use at Queanbeyan. On the Monaro I have known it to be called 

 " Bisdeaf," for obvious reasons. Sometimes it is called " Cattle Gum," because 

 cattle feed on its leaves when grass is scarce. The names " Flooded Gum " and 

 " Peppermint," under which this species is known in Victoria (B.F1.) would not 

 appear to be in use in this State, and may, perhaps, have arisen through a 

 misapprehension. 



Suckers or Seedling' Leaves. — Broader than the mature leaves ; more or 

 less ovate. JS T ear Yarrowitch (New England) I noticed the leaves of some seedlings 

 which were 2 or 3 feet high. The foliage was very coarse, being both large and 

 thick. Following are actual measurements of individual leaves : — 1\ x 3-^ inches, 

 8^ x 3J inches, 6j x 3-g- inches. Large leaves such as these were not scarce. They 



