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RANGE. 



It is found in Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. 



Tasmania. 



The late Mr. P. Abbott first drew attention to the fact that E. regnans 

 grows in Tasmania, as the following passage in the " Eucalyptographia " (under 

 E. amygdalina) bears witness : — - 



Huge stems, quite smooth and almost white .... passes as one of the White Gum-trees 



according to Mr. F. Abbott it is this form which constitutes the " Swamp Gum-tree " in 



Tasmania, where already Sir William Denison placed early its huge dimensions on record. 



Some specimens of "Swamp Gum" from Mr. Abbott are typical, or nearly 

 typical, for E. amygdalina Tar. nitida. 



But Mr. Abbott probably saw typical E. regnans in addition, and specimens 

 collected by Mr. L. Rodway leave no room for doubt that the species occurs in 

 Tasmania. Mr. Rodway says : — " Tree 70-80 feet ; bark smooth, except at extreme 

 base, where it is ribbony." His specimens are of nearly typical regnans. Identical 

 specimens were sent me by Mr. H. E. "Day, from Mount Wellington, from about the 

 1,000 feet level. 



Victoria. 



It occurs over a wide area in South and Western Gippsland, chiefly on the Mesozoic Carbonaceous 

 formations, together with E. obliqua and E. globulus, from the sea-level up to about 1,200 feet. It is also 

 found in the mountains, as at Walhalla, 1,200 feet, and at Tucker Creek, Wentworth River, 2,500 feet. — 

 (Howitt, Trans. Roy. Soc, Vict., 1890-1.) 



Some of the type specimens of E. regnans came from the Dandenong, and 

 were marked by Mueller, " D. Boyle, 420 feet." 



New South Wales. 

 It occurs in most of the bigh mountainous districts of this State. Following 

 re some localities represented in the National Herbarium, Sydney : — 



Southern localities. — Tantawanglo Mountain, near Cathcart, Bombala district 

 (H. Deane and J.H.M. type of E. fastigata) ; " Cut-tail," Delegate River (W. 

 Bauerlen) ; Monga, near Braidwood (No. 2,108, W. Bauerlen) ; Braidwood district 

 (Pteidsdale, Irish Corner Mountain), with E. obliqua and E. gonioealyx (H. Deane) ; 

 " Blackbutt," Queanbeyan (J. D. Francis) ; " Blackbutt," " Brown Barrel," 

 " Messmate," head of Queanbeyan River, Nimbo Station, Cooma district (H. 

 Deane) ; " Brown Barrel," Hoskinstown (S. Daniel) ; " Messmate," back of 

 Ulladulla (Allan) ; under Table Mountain west of Milton, Macquarie Pass, West 

 Albion Pass, " Messmate," bark rather stringy, going bigher up than usual, 

 generally to branches, with specially small fruits (R. H. Cambage) ; Mittagong 

 (H. Deane). 



