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Anatomical Details— . . . The timber is pale reddish in colour (heart-wood), sap-wood wide, 

 ight coloured, with distinct growth rings, and is characterised by small black stains, which are usually 

 under J-inch in vertical height, and J-inch in tangential width, but extending radially for several inches 

 (Similar stains have been found in the woods of E. Sieberiana and E. miens, but are not usual.) Branched 

 septate fungal hyphae have been found in the discoloured areas, and the wood parenchyma, medullary 

 rays and also some of the prosenchymatous cells possessed darkened contents. The fungus has not been 

 identified. Largely owing to the presence of this black stain, the timber has so far found little use, 

 especially since large supplies of the Brown Barrel, E. fastigaia, are usually available in the same district. 

 The wood is of moderate weight for a hardwood, and should be suitable for all building purposes, though 

 its durability has yet to be proved. From the specimens seen it is probable that careful seasoning will be 

 necessary, since there was evidence of " wash-boarding," probably due to cell collapse. This defect is, 

 however, common in many of the lighter weight Eucalypt woods. 



AFFINITIES. 



Besides the affinities quoted by the authors, E. Bauerleni F.v.M., described in 

 Part XXIX, p. 184, and Part LXV, Plate 267, fig. 3, seems to be more closely related 

 to E. Badjensis tha^n E. viminalis. Both species are Gums with more or less smooth 

 bark extending to the topmost branches, and both have pale pink or pale reddish 

 timber. I have not seen very good juvenile leaves of either species, but, judging from 

 what I have seen, there is not much difference between them. The juvenile leaves 

 of E. Badjensis appear to be somewhat shorter and more acute than those of E. Bauerleni, 

 but as the juvenile leaves of E. Badjensis are not fully developed, one must reserve 

 judgment until perfect specimens are available. The buds and fruits of both species 

 are in threes, and the buds are angular in both, but the buds of E. Badjensis are smaller 

 and less acute than those of E. Bauerleni. The fruits of both species are very much 

 alike, in fact, the fruits of E. Badjensis appear to be a small edition of the fruits of 

 E. Bauerleni, both in shape and sculpture. Up to the present we know but very little 

 about the habit of E. Bauerleni; it is an imperfectly known species. 



