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"'Slaty Guru' is considered the best in the district (Mudgee), but unfor- 

 tunately the supply- is not equal to the demand. Grows in the district west of 

 Reedy Creek. Used for all work where toughness is required. Differs from Iron- 

 bark, inasmuch as the log when drying at the butt cracks in rings, while Ironbark 

 radiates from the centre" (Forest Ranger Marriott). 



Mr. A. G. Hamilton (Proc. Linn. Soo. N.S, W., xii, 277) states that the 

 '■' Slaty Gum " is common on the ridges at Mudgee, where it does not attain a great 

 size, but on the flats at Tallewang it runs up into splendid trunks, which are much 

 used in bridge building, &c, and the timber is considered very durable. 



" Slaty Gum or Red Bos," Lue, Mudgee Line. " Fine large trees, 40 to 60 

 feet higb, patchy or at times quite smooth, white with patches of grey bai-k ; this is 

 more applicable to the large trees ; the smaller are more of a scaly nature. The 

 latter designated ' Red Box ' ; the larger ' Slaty ' or ' Spotted Gum ' " (J. L. 

 Boorman). 



" Slaty Gum," Rylstone. " Large tall trees, clean stems, bark falling away 

 in long ribbons, leaving a clean white stem with patches of dark green, the tips of 

 the branches of a mealy, powdery whiteness, sap timber pale yellow, centre red" 

 (J. L. Boorman). 



" Red Bos," Rylstone. " Trees not so large as those known as ' Slaty Gum,' 

 and the bark is more scaly, but in wood and every other respect identical with Slaty 

 Gum" (J. L. Boorman). 



" Red Bos," Typical for E. ovalifolia, R, T. Baker, Rylstone (R, T. Baker). 

 See H. G. Smith, Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S. W., sssiv, 290). Labelled indifferently 

 ". Slaty Gum," "Red Gum," "Red Bos," Capertee. " Some trees large and entirely 

 smooth-barked ; others small and stunted, with a ribbony bark. A large tree which 

 was felled showed narrow leaves at the top" (J.BZ.M. and J. L. Boorman). 



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" Cullen Bullen to Capertee. This species reminds one of Yellow Bos (E. 

 melliodora) slightly — a ribbony gum on young trees, scaly bark when older, at least 

 as far as the first fork and often beyond. Handsome trees ; wood red ; we then 

 found a tree 3 feet in diameter, and reminding one a good deal of E. tereticomis, 

 the smooth part of a yellow cast. The buds of a yellowish cast and often a little 

 glaucous. Little conical opercula. Wood red. Very free flowerer. Fruits conoid " 

 (J.H.M.). 



"Slaty Gum," Bylong Creek, typical for E. Daiosoni, R. T. Baker. 



" Red Bos." "Mountain Gum. Murrumbo, Goulburn River; Camboon ; 

 Bylong (R. T. Baker). Three specimens showing transition from lanceolate leaves 

 to ovate." 



