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RANGE (of Variety). 



The type came from Balmy Creek, a name given, presumably, because of the 



presence of this tree, whose odour reminded Major Mitchell of Balm. See Mitchell's 



' Tropica] Australia," p 235, and it is marked on his map, opposite p. 189. It is 



south of Mantuan Downs, and Dr. J. Shirley informs me that it is 20-30 miles west of 



Springsure. 



In his "Queensland Flora" Bailey records it from Gladstone, Rockhampton, 

 Springsure, Herberton and Port Denison. 



In the Catalogue of the Queensland Forestry Museum (1904) the record is given 

 " Plentiful around Gladstone and the Port Curtis district, Rockhampton, west side 

 oi: Eungella Range (Mackay district), Herberton, Mount Garnet, and a large quantity 

 on the Hughenden-Charters Towers Railway Line." 



With peltate young growth. (Queensland, recorded as E. melissiodora Lindl.; 

 With, no further details.) 



Bundaberg and Gladstone Railway (correspondent of F. M. Bailey). 



Duaringa, 65 miles west of Rockhampton (J.H.M.). O'Shanesy points out that 

 E . exserta and E. citriodora are often found in company. See this work, Part XXXII, 

 p. 35. 



"Scented Gum," Stannary Hills. (Dr. T. L. Bancroft.) Irvinebank (corre- 

 spondent of F. M. Bailey). 



Dr. H. I. Jensen informs me that the Lemon-scented Gum abounds on mixed 

 soils and on the porphyries on the Herberton-Irvinebank tableland, but seeks good 

 deep soils. 



" Scented Gum." " Found sparsely throughout the coastal range north of 

 Towmville. Grows in ridgy country, tall growing with spare top, pink bark, timber 

 grey, dark heart." Near Atherton (District Forest Inspector H. W. Mocatta). 



This tree which is so very common on the east side of the coast range in New South Wales, was 

 thought at no very distant date to be almost confined to this colony. But it changes its character, and under 

 another name, E. citriodora or Lemon-scented Gum, extends right up to the waters of the Carpentaria. 

 It is always a fine tree and loves the warm sheltered eastern slopes of the ranges. But in tropical Queens- 

 land it becomes a very much finer tree. The peculiar spotted appearance of the stem is exchanged for a 

 uniform greyish blue tint. The tree is tall and stately, with a large sound trunk, and, in fact, there are 

 no Eucalypts which can at all compete with it in size except E. Raveretiana, and its leaves now send foith 

 a strong perfume which is most grateful at a distance and like roses, but close it is most powerful and 

 pungent and exactly like essential oil of lemon. ... I have tried to fix the southern limit of the citri- 

 odora variety. Between Maryborough and the Burnett is the first place where the peculiar smell of rose 

 leaves becomes apparent in the open forests. Mr. C. Moore is quoted as having found it in Wide Bay. 

 On the road between Gyrupie and Maryborough, or about 120 miles north of Brisbane, the spotted variety 

 of E. maculata is very abundant on stony ridges. The spotted character has disappeared somewhat and 

 the trunks of the trees have a uniform reddish hue which ^ very remarkable. Here, too, one notices that 

 the trees exude great quantities of a dark brown resin that ought to be of some commercial value. The 

 strong rose scent in the woods, which is indicative of this tree, begins about the Burrun Biver on the over- 

 land road between Maryborough and Bundaberg. The tree is, however, nowhere abundant, and I think 

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