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New South Wales. 

 It is found in the southern part of the County of Carnden, the most northerly 

 locality recorded being Bos Point to Tallong, and additional search will prove it to 

 be somewhat farther north than that. 



Going south it occurs in the Counties of St. Vincent, Dampier, and Auckland, 

 and so into Gippsland. It has not been recorded west of the counties named. 



In the Counties of Wellesley and Wallace I fully expect to hear of this 

 species, or B. globulus, or both of them, heing found. 



The localities given by Mueller in the original description are : " In rich soil 

 only on steep mountnin slopes from the southern boundary (of New South Wales) 

 as far north as the Braidwood and Xelligen districts " (W Baeuerlen). 



Following are the localities of some specimens collected by Mr. Baeuerlen at 

 the time : — 



Tantawauglo Mountain, Cathcart ; Colombo, Candelo ; between Xelligen and 

 Currawang Creek, and at Araluen and Monga, near Braidwood. 



Following is a letter from Mr. Baeuerlen to me, dated September, 1890 : — 



This Blue Gum, E. Maideni, I found a few days ago very plentiful on the Bolaro Mountain, near 

 Xelligen (County of St. Vincent. — J.H.M.), ascending to an elevation of fully 3,000 feet, growing amongst 

 bare rocks, but yet attaining a height of 150 feet and a diameter of 2 feet, with remarkably straight and 

 long trunks. 



For practical purposes the situation is inaccessible. On this mountain I saw it for the first time 

 associated with the Spotted Gum {Eucalyptus macidata), both species having, no doubt owing to their 

 situation, their fruit remarkably small, but in Eucalyptus Maideni I noticed the peduncles broader and 

 flatter than [ have seen them before. 



The trees were on the eastern dope of the mountain, almost right up to the top of it, accompanied 

 by the Spotted Guui and Burrawang (Macrozamia sjriralis). As soon as I got over the top and on to the 

 western slope Spotted Gum and Burrawang had disappeared, and the Blue Gum appeared to be left with 

 Messmate, for there were trees, and plenty of them apparently, quite the same as on the eastern slope, — 

 the same in colour of bark, appearance of head, ifrc., the same in height and diameter ; in fact, they would 

 be taken to be exactly the same kind of tree as those on the eastern slope, but when I examined the 

 windfalls they all proved to be of Eucalyptus cjoniocalyx, the Mountain Gum, and young seedlings and 

 suckers bore testimony to the same. 



It has been collected bv others, as follows : — 



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Araluen Mountain (H. Deane, J. S. Allan, J.H.M.). I was told it occurs at 

 Nerrigal, but I did not see specimens. 



This timber is known locally by the name of Blue Gum or Grey Gum, and is only to be found on 

 the Araluen Mountain from the Irish Corner Mountain to Bell's and Deep Creeks. There appears to be 

 a considerable number of fine trees growing in this locality, but the country is very rough and hilly. 

 (J. V. de Coque.) 



Wyndham, near Eden, plentiful, and thence up to the foot of the tableland 

 (A. W. Howitt, J.H.M.). 



Spring Hill, Wingello (J. L. Boorman) ; Box Point to Barber's Creek, now 

 Tallong (J.H.M.). 



