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CCVI. E. intermedia R. t. Baker. 



In Part XXXIX, p. 32, I have given tlie history of this soinewhai andiiialous, and 

 still doubtful, species. After further consideration and examination of additional 

 material, t cannot see any botanical characters separating E. intermedia from 

 E. corymbosa. Juvenile, intermediate and mature leaves, buds, flowers, fruits arid 

 seeds have been compared in this connection. 



E. intermedia has always a fiaky-flb'rOiis " Bldodwo'od " bark, sonletimes paler 

 than that of the typical E. corymbosa bark from the Sydney district. 



The timber of so-called " White Bloodwood " or E. intermedia, varies in colour 

 from pale red to a deep red, but neither in colour nor texture can I distinguish timbers 

 of the deeper colours (labelled White Bloodwood) from that oi E. corymbosa. 



In other words, if one were to widen the definition of the colour of E. corymbosa 

 timber (it has never yet been officially defined), it would include E. intermedia. 



This has been dealt with at pp. 252-255' of Bart XXXlX. From the localities 

 there given I desire to exclude Mr. W. Baeuerlen's Bateman's Bay specimens (bottom 

 of p. 253) as referable to E. Nowraensis n. sp. 



Netb SdutJi Wales. — I desire to add the following to p. 254, after the late 

 Forester Hardiffian's Bohnd'ck specimens :— ' White Bloodwood; three young trees; 

 the only ones I have ever noticed in my life. Thought they might be a cross between 

 the Bloodwood and Spotted Gum. The trite Bloodwood flowers' here about the middle 

 of February, and this one towards the end of April." (From Bungay, Wingham, 

 G. F. Hill, May, 1920.) 



I have known Mr. Hill as a fine bushman for very many years, and attach 

 particular importance to his statement. The timber he sends is rather pale, but not 

 paler than, indeed not so pale as other specimens I have received in the E. intermedia 

 series. Whether there is any persistent differences in the flowering periods of these 

 Bloodwoods remains to be ascertained. 



Coming to the Victorian border, a note on White Bloodwood by Mr. Forest 

 Guard Henry H. Bose of Eden will be found at Part XXXIX, p. 253, to which may 

 be added a subsequent note by him : — 



" A specimen within the town boundary of Eden measured 9 ft. 2 in. in girth at 2 ft. 6 in. from 

 the ground. Small pipe, head sound. The White Bloodwood is mixed with other Bloodwood trees growing 

 under the same conditions and with wood of a dark red colour. About 30 feet distant from the tree the 



