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Flat Rock, Middle Harbour (R. Helms, No. 95). " Small tree, 15 feet high, 

 3 inches thick, smooth bark." North side of Suspension Bridge, Middle Harbour (J. H. 

 Camfield). 



One and a-half miles north-east of Killara (R. H. Cambage, No. 4262). St. Ives 

 Creek, li miles north-west of the school (D. Shiress, H. Bott and W. F. Blakely). 



Tumble-down Dick, Pittwater-Gordon road, about 5 miles from Narrabeen. 

 A fairly large patch, between 20-30 acres in extent on the south side of the hill, of dense 

 whip-stick Mallee growth, with, an average height of about 12 feet and 1-3 inches in 

 diameter, associated with E. hcemastoma and a dwarf form of E. eugenioides. On the 

 top of the hill is mostly E. Sieberiana and a few stray plants of E. punctata, E. piperita, 

 and E. conjmbosa. (W. F. Blakely and D. W. C. Shiress, 1/6/19.) 



" I have also noticed that it grows in the vicinity of permanent fresh water. 

 There is a patch of this species about 2\ miles from the Mout Colah gates of the Chase, 

 nearly opposite the head of the salt water in Cockle Creek." (W. F. Blakely.) 



Track to Gibberygong Creek, 2 miles east of Hornsby, near Kuring-gai Chase 

 boundary line (W. F. Blakely). Berowra (R. H. Cambage and J.H.M.). " Small 

 Mallee-like plants, growing in clusters or clumps on tops of hills." Near Berowra 

 Station, south-east side (W. F. Blakely). Kuring-gai Chase, on hill opposite house-boat, 

 east side of Cowan Creek (W. F. Blakely). 



Here comes the Hawkesbury River. 



There is about an acre of it (in a long strip) at the Kariong Trig. Station (807 

 feet), a continuation of the Penang Range, about i miles west of Woy Woy, and north 

 of the Hawkesbury River about 8 miles. The shrubs are about 12 feet high, with stems 

 of 2 to 3 inches in diameter. (Andrew Murphy.) 



Mr. W. F. Blakely gives me the following interesting account of its distribution 

 in the Kuring-gai Chase :— 



" A peculiar feature of this species is its adaptation to the south side of the 

 highest peaks throughout the Kuring-gai Chase. In fact, I have not yet seen it growing 

 in any other position. 



" On one occasion, namely at St. Ives, it had descended the hillside to a much 

 lower level than I had previously seen it, but at the same time it was well within its 

 own peculiar environment, namely, on the cold south side of the hill, on a damp rocky 

 slope or ledge. I have never known it to descend from the steep hillside on to the flats 

 below, although the seed cannot escape from being washed down, and if any by chance 

 germinates, plants never seem to thrive. The habit and environment of the plant is, 

 suggestive of being, at one time, an inhabitant of cold mountain peaks," 



