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The leaves of Dr. Bancroft's specimens are narrower, on the whole, from 

 those of the type specimens of E. Cloeziana, but I can fiud no botanical difference 

 between them. 



2. E. Stuartiana, of MacMahon and others, non F.v.M. 



This is the Queensland Messmate, figured, a photograph of a trunk (Plate 

 XXXII), and described (p. 46) by P. MacMahon in his " Merchantable Timbers of 

 Queensland." He speaks of " its durability as exceedingly great," and thus has 

 contributed to the exaggerated value that strangers attribute to the wood of E. 

 Stuartiana. 



RANGE. 



It is confined to Queensland so far as we know at present. 



J. Dallachy originally found it in the mountains at Rockingham Bay — i.e., 

 near Cardwcll. 



Dr. T. L. Bancroft collected it at Stannary Hills, a little to the north — i.e., 

 a few miles to the south-east of Cairns. 



The late Mr. P. MacMahon, Director of Forests, Queensland, sent it to me 

 from Landsborough, where it is cut in the mills. He also sent it from Cooran, near 

 Gympie. He says, " it is rather gregarious and likes rather good soil." 



Mr. P. M. Bailey sent it to me from Cooroy several years ago. All these 

 three localities are on the North Coast line, from 50 to 100 miles from Brisbane, 

 thus bringing its range several hundreds of miles to the south. Intermediate 

 localities remain to be ascertained, and there is no doubt that it is very much more 

 extensively distributed in Queensland than was at one time sujiposed. 



AFFINITIES. 



Mueller has in the description already referred to its relations to E. crebra, 

 F.v.M. ; E. drcpanophylla, F.v.M. ; E. sideropldoia, Bcntli. ; E. microtheca, 

 F.v.M. I hardly think it can be confused with any one of these species, but 

 Mueller was casting about for an affinity for E. Cloeziana, which I think is nearer 

 to E. Naudinana , F.v.M. 



1. With E. crebra, F.v.M. 



This is a narrow-leaved species, with narrow juvenile foliage and small fruits. 

 It is an Ironbark, with red timber. 



