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RANGE. 



See Part XI, p. 15, where I record it from New South Wales and Queensland, 

 starting from a few miles south of the Sydney district (counties of Cumberland and 

 Camden) in the south and usually in the coastal areas to as far north as Rockhampton 

 in central coastal Queensland. The following localities are additional to the New 

 South Wales and Queensland ones there given. It likes fairly good soils, e.g., those 

 of shaly origin, in contradistinction to those of poor sandstone. 



New South Wales. 



Southern Districts. — Theresa Park, also Cobbity, near Camden (J.H.M.) ; " All 

 young trees flowering for the first time, bark mealy at base, upper trunk and branches 

 white to dark green and occasional ribbons hanging from them." Between Canley Vale 

 and Fairfield (W. F. Blakely, D. W. C. Shiress and H. Bott) ; Parramatta Park (0. D. 

 Evans). 



Western Districts.— " Box, large forest tree, bark near the butt rough, scaly, 

 and of a grey colour. Upper branches smooth and from them bark thrown off in long 

 ribbons. Timber light colour and very hard." Oakville, via Windsor (D. Johnston) ; 

 Medium-sized tree of 30-50 feet, known locally as Black box. Prized by reason of 

 toughness, hardness and durability. Bark box-like, sapwood pale, not showing yellow. 

 When freshly cut centre dark, but becoming paler when dry." Gordon Springs, Merrindee, 

 Mudgee district (A. Murphy, J. L. Boorinan). 



Northern Districts.--" Bark on trunk furrowed and rough, though soft, very 

 similar to bark of Angojjhora intermedia. Leaves rather thin. Bingara (W. A. W. 

 de Beuzeville, No. 5) ; Ramornie, Copmanhurst district, Clarence River (W. F. Blakely 

 and D. W. C. Shiress). Mr. Blakely describes the local trees as follows : — 



" Usually tall straight trees up to 100 feet or more. Bark variable; on some old trees rough and 

 box-like for a few feet at the base, while the remainder of the tree' smooth throughout, except for the ribbons 

 on tie branches. Others are smooth to the ground, with all the characteristic markings and appearance 

 usually s:en in E. teteticornis. On one occasion I could not tell the difference between them without 

 examining the leaves and fruits. Many young trees are much rougher than the old ones, the box-like bark 

 extending for 50-60 feet along the stem. In some saplings the trunk is completely covered, only the 

 branches being smooth. When the bark is smooth, greyish-green and white are the outstanding colours 

 (July, 1922). The foliage is moderately large, and of a dark glossy green colour; no glaucous forms nor 

 very small fruited forms, representing E. Alberts and E. microcardia, were found by us, notwithstanding 

 that we were constantly on the lookout for them or for any change in the species. It was at one time 

 very plentiful in the Ramornie-Copmanhurst district, but it is now represented by a few isolated trees in. 

 the settled parts, while all the best trees are cut out from the virgin forest, which still exists in various parts 

 of the district, particularly towards the ranges. Box country has the reputation of being good cattle 

 country," 



