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Western Australia. 



" Generally lining the watercourses of the far interior, observed by me in the littoral portion of West 

 Australia, southward only to the Murchison River, but occurring also in the oases, where humidity lodges, 

 towards Shark's Bay, then often along the streams of also the tropical portion of West Australia." (Mueller, 

 " Forest Resources of Western Australia," p. 9.) 



" The sub-tropical examples are small trees of somewhat irregular growth, with a persistent rough 

 grey bark at the base of the trunk, and smooth and white upwards. 'Flooded Gum.' The tropical 

 specimens consist of straight growing trees to 80 feet ; trunk to 40 feet or more ; diameter to 2 feet ; bark 

 smooth and white ; timber red, tough, and fairly hard. ' Red Gum.' ' White Gum ' of Kimberley." 

 (W. V. Fitzgerald). 



Following are some specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney : — 



Ovoid buds, Nannine (W. V. Fitzgerald). "Pendent leaves, tree of 25 feet, 

 whitish bark." Bowes River (Dr. L. Diels, No. 2,081). Ovoid buds, Baltra, Ashburton 

 River (Dr. Alex. Morrison). 



We are now in the tropics : — 



' Tree of 5-10 metres, pendulous leaves, bark softly white, leaves very white." 

 Roeburne Creek, in muddy clayey soil, amongst shrubby Acacias (Dr. L. Diels, No. 2,759). 

 "Flooded Gum.'' Banks of dry creeks. Strelly River, &c. (Dr. J. B. Cleland). 



Near Mt. Eliza (W. V. Fitzgerald, No. 737). Isdell River, alongside Isdell Range 

 (W. V. Fitzgerald, No. 1,479). May River (W. V. Fitzgerald). Barker River (W. V. 

 Fitzgerald, No. 1,533). White Gum, the trunks perfectly white. Noonkambah 

 (E. Mjoberg). The last five specimens all from West Kimberley. 



South Australia. 

 The type came from this State. Following are some specimens : — 

 Thistle Island, Spencer Gulf, Robert Brown collected hereabouts in 1802 (J.H.M. ). 

 Port Lincoln to Coffin's Bay (J.H.M. ). Onkaparinga (Mueller). Mt. Barker (J.H.M.). 

 Mitcham (Max Koch). " Red or River Gum. Aboriginal names, ' Kalpuru,' ' Apera,' 

 and the seed, ' Powa.' ' ' Buds nearly ovoid.' Mt. Lyndhurst (Max Koch). Ediowie 

 (Max Koch, No. 27). Moolooloo Station, between Beltana and Blinman (Mrs. R. S. 

 Rogers). Macumba Station, beyond Oodnadatta (J. M. Black). Buds tending to be 

 ovoid. Mt. Daer (sic) Station, Dalhousie Springs (Thomas Gill). 



Northern Territory. 

 Buds nearly ovoid. Finke River (Rev. J. Kempe). Buds tending to ovoid. 

 Powell's Creek Telegraph Station, about 18° S. Lat. (N. Holtze). White stem, brownish 

 yellow marks, along watercourses. Jay Creek, 21st March, 1911. (G. F. Hill, No. 115). 



Victoria. 

 It is spread over the greater part of this State, except that it is rare in Gippsland, 

 and is not found on the higher ranges and on certain coast tracts (Howitt). 

 Following are some specimens : — 



Kew, Melbourne (J.H.M.). Upper Yarra (J. Staer). Buds conical. Slight 

 tendency to var. acuminata. From a silurian hill close to the Yarra (A. D. Hardy). 

 Barwon River (E. E. Pescott). 

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