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" Red Gum," bark white and smooth. East slopes, New England to Macleay 

 (A. R. Crawford). 



Timber very liard, heavy, and lasting, often quite unwedgeable, apt frequently to shell off when 

 being split, pieces of the curled butts often are very pretty when planed. Until very recently I have not 

 known this timber touched by the white ant, but twelve months ago I noticed one .or two cases on the 

 Tableland. I have seen a little of both dry rot and white ants in this timber at Cunderang on the Eastern 

 Slopes. I saw, about twelve months ago, some Red Gum posts lifted ; they had been put up for a horse 

 paddock when the place was first formed, I think by Hughes and Hoskins about 1842 or 1843. Although 

 the posts could never have been more than about 2 inches at the upper end, and, say, 4 inches at the ground, 

 the post, except for sun cracks, was as sound as when first erected. At the new station there a tree of 

 this species was burnt down when preparing for cultivation paddock ; it was 9 feet in diameter ; I saw it 

 measured but did not see the height taken ; it was said to be 50 feet to the first branch ; it had no pipe in it- 

 (A. Crawford, Moona Plains, Walcha, in litl.) 



ColTs Harbour (A. H. Lawrence). 



" A small tree about 35 feet high. Shaggy box bark to 4 feet, smooth purple 

 with grey patches the rest. In low grass country, clay, 1 mile from the sea." 

 Woolgoolga (E. H. F. Swain, No. 48). 



" Red Gum," Lawrence, Clarence River (J. V. de Coque). " Grey Gum," 

 Grafton (E. J. Hadley, No. 43). Woodford Island, Clarence River (E. J. Hadley, No. 

 17). Susan Island, Clarence River (J. L. Boorman). ' Tall robust trees of 50 to 60 

 feet, with large clean stems. Yield large quantity of sound timber. Grows principally 

 in the lowdying places of the district." Fruits very domed. Copmanhurst, Clarence 

 River (J. L. Boorman). 



; ' Forest Red Gum." Rappville, on the railway line, 17 miles from Casino 

 (C. L. Campbell). (Buds aborted by dipteron belonging to Family Agromyzidese). 

 Casino, also a specimen with purple filaments. ( W. F. Pope). Coraki to Casino (J.H.M.). 

 Upper Richmond River (W. Forsyth). 



Tintenbar. ; ' Flowers on upper part of tree all pink." (W. Baeuerlen). 



" Red Gum." '' Large trees fairly plentiful in the locality. One of the most 

 durable timbers we have for wheelwrights' work, wood blocks, &c. It grows in the 

 vicinity of swamps. It is an open forest wood and is of the same habit as Murray Red 

 Gum (E. rostrata). Acacia Creek, Macpherson Range (W. Dunn). 



Following are some drier areas : — 



Baan Baa (J. L. Boorman). 



" 40 feet high, 80 inches in girth. Smooth, slaty, spotted bark." T.S.R. 4355, 

 Ph. Bomera, Co. Pottinger (M. H. Simon, Forest Guard, No. 33). 



Bingara to Warialda (J.H.M. and J. L. Boorman). " Red Gum." Wallangra 

 (J. L. Boorman). 



Following are New England ^localities : — 



" Red Gum." Armadale. (District Forester Stopford). Tent Hill, Emma ville. 

 (J. L. Boorman). 



