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Mr. W. V. Fitzgerald wrote to me about this species in August, 1918 : — 



'" With reference to Eucalyptus papuana and it being found inland from Hall's Sound, I collected 

 specimens of a Eucalyptus about 10 miles inland from Hall's Sound, which reached Mueller along with others 

 just before his death. (He died in 1896 — J.H.M.) They were obtained between the Ethel and St. Joseph 

 Rivers. An entry in my diary dated 10th May, 1896, reads : ' Passed over Eucalyptus and grass country. 

 The Eucalypts apparently belong to the Port Moresby species, reach a height of 50 feet, with very crooked 

 trunks, having a diameter not exceeding 2 feet. Occasionally a species of Banksia was seen. I take the 

 Eucalypt to be E. papuana and the Banksia B. dentata." 



Cygnet Bay, King Sound, about 16 deg. 5. min. (W. V. Fitzgerald as E. 

 tesselaris.) 



Branches drooping, bark whitish, common about Derby, head of King Sound 

 (Dr. C. H. Ostenfeld, No. 526). 



Meda, near Derby (W. V. Fitzgerald, Nos. 371 and 378). May River (W. V. 

 Fitzgerald). Both these localities a little north-east of Derby. 



Goody Goody, near Derby (W. V. Fitzgerald, No. 306). These specimens have 

 opposite leaves, which is rather common in this group of species. 



Near junction of Lennard and Barker Rivers, West Kimberley (W. V. Fitzgerald, 

 No. 1,544). Showing transit to E. grandifolia. 



Flexible branches. Broome, Roebuck Bay (Dr. C. H. Ostenfeld, No. 528). 

 18 deg. 



This appears to be the most southern locality known from Western Australia, 

 and it may be mentioned that this is also the most southerly locality recorded for E . 

 clavigera. It would be desirable to give the vicinity of Broome a good overhauling to 

 assist in the elucidation of the clavigera-grandifolia-papuana group. 



Northern Territory. 



A thinnish, moderately tall tree. Bathurst Island (G. F. Hill, sending photo, 

 of this tree). 



Typical " White River Gum." Found near edges of permanent springs, about 

 water-holes, clay pans, &c. The leaves are getting broad, say l£ inch. The juvenile 

 leaves are thin, ellipsoid, say 6 inches long and 3 broad, with a petiole of J inch. Near 

 Middle Creek Jungle, 30 miles from Darwin (G.F. Hill, No. 446). 



' White stem and branches, trunk 4 inches in diameter at ground, on dry stony 

 country." Stapleton (G. F. Hill, No. 311). 



' Water Gum." ' Tree medium to large, erect, graceful. Leaf elongate, 

 lanceolate. Bark white and smooth. Trees grown in moist places on alluvial with 

 Melaleuca and Pandanus. Bark slightly frayed or peeling at base of trunk." Burrundie 

 (Dr. H. I. Jensen, No. 362). 



Additional note by Dr. Jensen : — 



" My specimen (362) which I take it is near the type, as the tree is Papuan or 

 North Queensland, and would, therefore, in the drier Northern Territory climate, seek 

 the moist places, is willow-like in the drooping habit of the branches. It is a tall 



