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Western Localities. — Mr. Cambage and I found E. Gonsideniana in full bloom 

 (November, 1904) and not rare near the 40-mile post on the road from Sydney, 

 4^ miles east of Springwood. This the nearest locality to Sydney so far. 



The Valley, near Springwood (H. Deane and J.H.M.) ; Faulconbridge ; 

 common near the 1 0-mile post (road), and the last tree observed near the road was 

 near the western boundary of Portion 12, Parish of Linden (nearly midway between 

 Linden and Woodford Stations). In full flower at 10 feet high, and the only 

 Eucalypt in full flower in the district (12th November). (R. H. Cambage and 

 J.H.M.) 



On Hawkesbury Sandstone, top of mountain, north of Wolgan Shale Mine. 

 " Growing near E. piperita, E. Sieberiana, E. eugenioides, E. punctata. The most 

 north-western locality known to me " (R. H. Cambage). 



Northern Locality. — Penang Mountain, Gosford (J.H.M. and J. L. Boorman). 



" Very like a Peppermint in appearance, only the bark is not so stringy — 

 more flaky, white smooth limbs. A fair sized tree and scarce." Penang 

 (A. Murphy). 



Victoria. 



In his " Eucalypts of Gippsland," Trans. Roy. Soc. Vict., ii, 82, 84, 85, l)r. 

 (then Mr.) A. W. Howitt speaks of a broad-leaved form of E. amygdalina, known 

 to the aborigines as " Katakatak " or " Yertchuk." This is his E. amygdalinu (d). 

 He also mentions a broad-leaved amygdalina (b) which is E. dices, Schauer 

 (E. amygdalina, Labill. ; var. latifolia, Deane and Maiden). 



As regards the "Yertchuk," (variety d) I have received excellent specimens 

 from Dr. Howitt, and refer them to E. Gonsideniana. 



What Dr. Howitt (loc. cit.) says about the " Yertchuk " is as follows : — 



It grows most freely upon the rather poor sandy and clay lands of the littoral tracts, but I have 

 also observed it in the mountains- for instance, where poor sandy tracts occur, as well as on the quartz 

 crits and conglomerates at Wild Horse Creek, Wentworth River, on the Upper Silurian sediments, 

 betwfei-n Toongabbie and Walhalla, the Silurian sediment in the Tambo Valley Road, the Upper Devonian 

 formations of the Insolvent Track, the Devonian porphyries at Gelantipy, and the Silurian formations at 

 1 delegate River. 



It rarely grows more than 100 feet in height, but is generally a rather small tree, often stunted. 

 The bark classes it with the Strii gybarks, for it is fibrous and persistent up to the smaller branches, 

 somewhat resembling that of E. ubliqua, but thinner, more fissile, and lighter in colour. For roofing 

 purposes the bark is worthless, and the timber of no value for splitting or sawing, having the soft, veiny 

 character of some types of amygdalina. 



The seedlings have opposed, narrow, lanceolar leaves, with, occasionally, tufts of hairs and 

 frequently wavy margins. 



The opposed character of the leaves is not maintained beyond the first two or three pairs, and the 

 leaves then become ovate lanceolar, resembling, in their pointed and unequal-sided form, those of E. obliqua, 

 though rarely as large. They are thick in consistence, of a dull green, and not shiny, in the latter trait 

 resembling those of E. Sieberiana. 



The umbels have numerous buds, with the typical form of E. amygdalina, to which also the shape 

 of the calyx tube, the short st3 T le, and depressed lid belong. The fruit is ovate, top-shaped, with a flat 

 and slightly convex margin, and small deltoid valves. 



The tree is found at a height of 100 feet above sea level at Merriman's Creek- and the Bairnsdale 

 to Buchan Road, to 2,500 feet at the Upper Wentworth River. I have not observed it on the mountain 

 plateaux, even where they descend to the latter height, and conclude that it is a littoral species which 

 ascends the coast ranges. 



