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Karoonda, Hundred of Hooper, Eyre's Peninsula (W. J. Spafford, No. 19). 



" Kong Mallee." " This Mallee is most cases grows on the edges of Spear-grass 

 plains, or at all events never in very dense masses as do some of the other Mallees. The 

 clumps of stems on individual roots seldom exceed four in number, and as. often as not 

 are single-stemmed trees attaining to as much as 3 feet in diameter at a foot from the 

 ground, and reaching 70 feet in height. These latter figures are actual measurements 

 of trees we have pulled out at our Experimental Farm. Timber said to make good 

 fencing posts ; we are using it for this purpose, but have not had long enough experience 

 to speak emphatically on this point." Hundred of Minnipa, about 160 miles north of 

 Port Lincoln (W. J. Spafford, No. 8). 



" A tree with smooth white bark on upper stem and branches, but with rough 

 peeling bark on lower part of stem. Minnipa (J. M. Black). 



Sandhills east of Ooldea, Transcontinental Railway Survey. A graceful Mallee 

 of about 20 feet, "' Congel " of the blacks, who eat the bark of the root. A dwarf, 

 comparatively sturdy Mallee, Streaky Bay, South Australia (Henry Deane). 



Fowler's Bay (Dr. R, S. Rogers). At no great distance from the Western 

 Australian b oundary. 



Victoria. 



Mildura (A. W. Howitt's No. 130). See Plate 9 (e). The Wimmera (C. Walter). 

 See Plate 12 (e, /). Swan Hill (Dr! Griffiths). 



"Black Mallee." Height up to 40 feet. Very plentiful between Euston and 

 Milduia, off the sandhills on the lower ground, in company with E. dv.mosa. Fruits 

 slightly angled (W. S. Brownscombe No. 13a). 



New South Wales. 



Gol Gol, near Wentworth ("No. 3, Mallee," A. W. Howitt). With slender, 

 rather tapering fruits ; the leaves and buds precisely those of Tepper's 938 (Soirth 

 Australia). 



Mt. Hope Road to Euabalong, Condobolin district (August, 1899 ; R. H. Cambage), 

 The Mallee referred to (see Plate 11, a, b) in Mr. Cambage's paper, Proc. Linn. Soo. 

 N.S.W., 1901, p. 209. 



" Mallee " Line 61, Lake View, Griffith; also Line 9900, Griffith (W. D. Campbell, 

 L.S.). 



(b) Var. Yilgarnensis (Diels) Maiden. 



The Western Australian localities for the reputed variety practically join on 

 the South Australian ones for the normal species. With the exception of the Eucla 

 specimens, those already collected practically follow the gold-fields line from Kalgoorlie 

 as far west as the Beverley district. The variety will probably be found from near the 

 coast to a considerable distance north of the railway line referred to. 

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