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higher up, or entirely white bark, leaves narrowish and long, generally curled or twisted; 

 branches crooked and ungraceful. Leaves stalked. Timber very inferior, except for 

 burning purposes; badly attacked by white ants and borers. 



" Moreton Bay Ash." Melville Island. Leaves a little narrower than the 

 type, and some as narrow as those of E. papuana (Prof. Baldwin Spencer). 



" White River Gum (so called locally). Large tree growing on flats near creeks 

 and river. Stem covered with scaly flakes near ground, say up to 2 feet, above that 

 smooth, greyish or whitish bark." Howard Creek near Darwin (G. F. Hill No. 363). 



" Smallish tree. Bough bark on trunk and lower branches. Branches smooth, 

 white." Leaves lanceolate, very like fig. lb, Plate 154. Darwin (G. F. Hill No. 342). 



" Moreton Bay Ash." Lanceolate leaves (a good deal resembhng those of E. 

 papuana), buds large, almost typical. Rapid Creek near Darwin (Dr. H. I. Jensen 

 No. 354). A form connecting E. papuana and E. grandifolia. 



A form with very long lanceolate leaves. See fig. 2a, Plate 154. Darwin 

 (G. F. Hill). 



Huge lanceolate juvenile leaf 16 x 7j inches. Darwin (Dr. H. I. Jensen). 



Typical of the tree about Stapleton-Darwin. Stapleton is on the railway, 60 

 miles south of Darwin (G. F. Hill No. 447). 



' Trees sometimes fairly spreading, sometimes tall and erect. Creamy or 

 whitish bark, except near ground, where it is flaky, flecked with greyish or rusty red 

 for a height of 1-4 feet from ground. Grows on flats at foot of hills in grey soil gullies 

 amongst low ranges or on open grey soil flats away from hills, usually on poor sour 

 soil." Stapleton (G. F. Hill No. 449). With very large and corymbosa like fruit, 

 though with longitudinal veins. See figs. 3 and 4, Plate 153. 



" Moreton Bay Ash." McKinlay River flats, Burrundie (Dr. H. I. Jensen 

 No. 389). 



' : Cabbage Gum. Rough bark like Blooclwood bark to top. Associated with 

 Moreton Bay Ash. Medium sized tree, smooth barked specimens with similar leaves 

 and fruits grow to a large size." McKinlay Flats, Burrundie (Dr. H. I. Jensen 

 No. 349). 



Leaves up to 11 inches long and 8j inches wide, with a petiole of 1J inch. See 



fig. 1, Plate 153. These leaves can readily be confused with those of E. clavigera, but 

 the latter are usually more sessile, thicker and scabrous. Pine Creek Railway (E. J. 

 Dunn). 



" Broad-leaved variety." Woolngi (Dr. H. I. Jensen No. 407). 



" Moreton Bay Ash type of stem. Associated with E. alba. Leaves small. 

 On the slate country in parts, the Moreton Bay Ash type of this species is abundant." 

 Umbrawarra (Dr. H. I. Jensen No. 405). 



' : A very fine sight in flower, perfectly white." North of latitude 15 deg. (W. 

 S. Campbell). 



