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" Small trees of about 20-30 feet. Flaky bark coming away in patches. The 

 whole plant of a mealy whiteness. Timber red, exceedingly faulty, subject to white 

 ants. With short, moderately broad-lanceolate leaves." Cuttabri, Pilliga Scrub (J. 

 L. Boorman). " A tree showing the character of E. dealbata in the fruits, but in texture 

 of leaf and shape of buds, E. rostrata. It appears to me to be a link between the two 

 species. Tall trees growing in the bed of the Cuttabri Creek, and known as Red Gum." 

 Undoubtedly a specimen showing transition between the species named. A free- 

 growing specimen, to be attributed to the favourable conditions. Cuttabri, Pilliga 

 Scrub (J. L. Boorman). Cuttabri (Dr. H. I. Jensen). 



With rounded opercula, in this respect reminiscent of E. Bancrofts, but the fruits 

 mostly smaller. Warrumbungle Ranges (W. Forsyth, No. 3). 



Specimens from the Warrumbungle Ranges vary not a little amongst themselves. 

 In some the leaves are short, the fruits are sometimes nearly sessile, and others have the 

 valves scarcely exserted. One specimen (found along creeks), has the fruits very similar 

 to E. rostrata, but the opercula are rather those of E. dealbata. Some of the fruits are 

 pale brown and shining. 



Pilliga Scrub. With broadish lanceolate leaves. (Dr. H. I. Jensen, No. 67b). 

 " Mallee." Lanceolate leaves. Poor heathy land, south-east Pilliga (Forest Guard 

 E. H. F. Swain). 



" Gum in scrub on Mcllbrick's Settlement Lease, Ph. Willurie, Co. Nandewar," 

 (Gunnedah district, Forester M. H. Simon). " Gum to 20 feet high, growing in creek on 

 Donnelly's Improvement Lease. Ph. Mihi, Co. Nandewar. Leaves short, lanceolate 

 to broad-lanceolate. (Forester M. H. Simon). 



" White Gum, 4 feet, girth, 30 feet high, branches from near ground." Mullaley, 

 Ph. Nombi, Co. Pottinger. Leaves lanceolate to broad-lanceolate, not very long (Forest 

 Guard M. H. Simon, No. 107). Lanceolate to broad-lanceolate leaves. Girth, 5 feet. 

 Height, 40 feet. Settlement Lease 63 (Brett's). Ph. Wondoba, Co. Pottinger (Forest 

 Guard M. H. Simon, No. 125). 



'' White Gum, a tall tree, white smooth bark, on sand-ridge." Ph. Boroo, Co. 

 Benarba. Lanceolate leaves ; intermediate leaves broad and long. (E. H. F. Swain, 

 No. 18). 



" Gum, with box trunk. Arrarownie, Borah Creek, 32 miles from Boggabri. 

 Lanceolate leaves. (Dr. H. I. Jensen, No. 147). 



Short lanceolate leaves. Baan Baa (J. L. Boorman). 



"Red or Cabbage Gum." Narrabri (Forest Ranger McGee). Narrabri West. 

 Both with lanceolate leaves (J. L. Boorman). " Locally called Mallee. Growing in 

 isolated patches amongst Curracabah scrub (Acacia Cunninghamii) on sandstone 

 country with clay subsoil." Stiff plant, lanceolate leaves, Ph. Milner, Co. White, 

 Narrabri district (E. H. F. Swain, No. 10). Also from Ph. Milner, but with broader 



