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In the case of E. exserta, however, the bark is not a pure " Peppermint " one, rather 

 more scaly, reminiscent of a Bloodwood, but yet not scaly enough to be a typical 

 Bloodwood, so the bushman makes the compromise and terms it " She Bloodwood." 

 The use of the term " She " by the Australian timber-man may signify inferiority of 

 strength or colour, as compared with the prototype, and sometimes, as in the present 

 case, it may perhaps not indicate inferiority at all, but that it is not quite it. 



It is the " Bendo " of Central Queensland aborigines, according to the late P. 

 O'Shanesy. 



RANGE. 



It is confined to Queensland, and to the eastern half of the central portion of that 

 State, so far as we know at present. Southerly we know it from the Eidsvold, Gayndah, 

 Maryborough line of direction, and we bear north-west to 20 miles west of Emerald, 

 which is the most westerly locality known at present. Then north-east to between 

 Clermont and Mackay, we have the most northern proved locality. 



Bentham (B. Fl. iii, 241) quotes Murchison River, Western Australia (Oldfield), 

 though with some reservation. 



In " Eucalyptographia " Mueller says " E. exserta is now known to range from 

 the Burnett to the Gilbert River, but does not extend to West Australia." 



At bottom of p. 35 I show how slender is the evidence on which Mueller relies for 

 the Gilbert River locality, but I agree with him' in saying that it does not extend 

 to Western Australia. 



Oldfield's specimens are referred to below, and it is in allusion to these that 

 Mueller delivers his pronouncement that E. exserta does not extend to Western Australia. 

 The specimens are not typical E. rostrata, but show some transition to E. rudis. 



Following are the localities I know of, and specimens from most of them are in 

 the National Herbarium, Sydney : — 



" Bark intermediate between a Stringybark and an Ironbark. The top branches 

 are naked ; they shed their bark as in E. hemiphloia and E. drepanophylla. I only know 

 one tree at present." Eidsvold (Dr. T. L. Bancroft). 



" Mountain Bloodwood." Brian Pastures, Gayndah (S. A. Lindeman), and 

 Maryborough West (P. J. McGrath, No. 12). both in fruit only, and with small fruits, 

 probably belong to this species. " Peppermint," Maryborough (W. H. Williams). 



" A rough-barked tree, both in stem and branches. Usually not well developed, 

 generally faulty and hollow in large trees. Useful for fencing, fire-wood and the general 

 rough work on the land. Fairly plentiful through this and adjacent districts." 

 Bundaberg (J. L. Boorman). This is nearly the type locality, which is the Burnett 

 River. 



