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'* Bloodwood/'" Duaringa, 66 miles west of Rockhampton (J.H.M.). In flower 

 only. "Wallaroo, 78 miles west of Rockhampton ( J.H.M.). In flower only. 



" The common Bloodwood of the district. Grows to about 30 feet high, 

 comparatively small stems of about 2 feet in diameter; bark scaly. Tips of branches 

 pale coloured." Seeds winged. Emerald, 166 miles west of Rockhampton (J. L. 

 Boorman). Mitchell's Pinch, between Mantuan Downs and Springsure. Seeds winged 

 (F. M. Bailey). Gadwall, Alpha, 273 miles west of Rockhampton (G. T. AVood). 



"We now come to the Northern Railway. 



Townsville (R. H. Cambage, No. 3798). 



A second rather larger Bloodwood tree (E. terminalis!) [the query may be removed, in my view. — 

 J.H.M.], Xos. 3906 and 3908, occurs at Alma-den, which I have referred to in these notes Limply as 

 Bloodwood. and it was noticed over practically the same range as the Red Bloodwood (E. dichronwphloia), 

 but with this difference in location that, while the latter favoured the elevated land, the former as more 

 often found on the fairly siliceous flats and in the valleys. (R. H. Cambage, Proc. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlix, 

 p. 409, 1915.) 



Bloodwood keeps to the low land on granite, Alma-den. (R. H. Cambage, 3906.) 



"We are now approaching the Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf of Carpentaria. 



Bloodwood, Georgetown (R. H. Cambage, No. 3908). Bloodwood, Croydon 

 (James Gill). 



Mornington Island, Gulf of Carpentaria. Scurfy buds of a reddish tint (E. W. 

 Bick). 



"We are now at Cape York Peninsula, still going north. 



"Walsh River (correspondent of F. M. Bailey). Palmer River (Dr. W. E. Roth, 

 through C. T. White). Mitchell River, Gulf of Carpentaria (E. Palmer). Named 

 E. terminalis by Mueller. See Proc. Boy. Soc. N.S.W., xvii, 1883. See above, p. £06. 

 Thursday Island (correspondent of F. M. Bailey). With raised lines on calyx- tube. 



Northern Territory. 



" Smooth-barked Bloodwood, a common species near Darwin, characterised by 

 soft hairy sucker shoots, straight clean stems, good timber. It is difficult to find good 

 examples in the near vicinity of Darwin now", the good trees having been cut out years 

 ago and replaced by a growth of scrub. Further out of town there are numerous 

 examples on the well-drained ironstone ridges. I have never seen a tree in flower, 

 though I have looked out for one (Dr. Jensen). The seed capsules are not often found 

 under the trees, a fact accounted for by the heavy rains washing the capsules away, 

 and by annual grass fires. Capsules are scarce indeed. No. 425, on the other hand, 

 bears most profusely and regularly. 



' Fine flaky bark at base, limbs smooth, whitish, suckers pinkish, hairy, changing 

 to smooth very early. Sucker leaves broad, mature leaves narrow. Trunk marked 

 with dirty flecks. Large tree, grows usually on dry gravelly ridges. Durable timber. 

 Stem very straight and free from branches," Darwin (Dr. H. I. Jensen and G. F. Hill, 

 No. 398). 



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