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3. I spent much time on these specimens (including those which are Ironbarks) 

 between the years 1885 and 1896 (when I was transferred to the Botanic Gardens), 

 with the printed catalogues of these Exhibitions before me, and made some notes. 

 The gist of those notes, as regards Nos. 1, 3, 8 of the specimens of the London Exhibition 

 of 1862, will be found at Part XIII, p. 106, of the present work, under E. paniculata, 

 and a reference to E. crebra will be seen. The name crebra was marked by me on a 

 specimen, and afterwards changed by me to paniculata. All this happened many 

 years ago, and I think paniculata is probably correct. 



E. Nanglei R. T. Baker, in Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., li, 418 (1917), with three figures of 

 the fruit at Plate 21. (Pink Ironbark.) 



Description. — An average forest tree with a very thick, compact, deeply furrowed bark, containing 

 large quantities of kino. Leaves lanceolate, the early-growth leaves might be described as broadly 

 lanceolate, and of a thin texture ; veins finely prominent, and not very oblique ; usual leaves mostly straight, 

 lanceolate, venation not at all prominent; lateral veins oblique, and more so than in the earlier leaves; 

 intramarginal vein rather close to the edge. Inflorescence paniculate or axillary at the neds of the branchlets 

 but in the fruiting stage, the leaves having fallen, the capsules appear in quite a paniculate form. Buds 

 under an inch long, calyx pyriform ; operculum conical. Fruits inclined to pilular, constricted at the 

 rather short pedicel or pyriform, more or less contracted at the rim, where it is more or less flat or broad ; 

 in some instances very slightly ribbed at the base or pedicel, valves not exserted, or just a little so. 



Timber. — A very fine timber with a distinct clear pink or red colour, and having the facies rather 

 of E. rostrata, E. tereticornis, or E. propinqua,, than that of an Ironbark. It may be described as close- 

 grained, heavy, hard, but does not plane to so bony a face as Ironbarks, having a tendency to splinter up 

 almost immediately after planing. It is not so heavy as other Ironbarks, probably being the lightest 

 in weight of any of them. 



General. — The timber of this tree is quite distinct from the White or Grey Ironbark of this paper, 

 and the two could not be correctly placed under one species, especially in a public collection of timbers 

 such as obtains in the Technological Museum. No tradesman or timber expert would pass them as one 

 and the same wood, and it was these particular differences that influenced me to separate these trees as 

 distinct. The bark is not so deeply furrowed nor quite so thick as in most Ironbarks, but has a fair amount 

 of kino scattered throughout its structure, the inner layer is also thinner for so large a tree. It is also easy 

 of determination in herbarium material, and the whole plant being coarser than E. paniculata, and the 

 fruits are quite characteristic, the chief feature being the rim which frequently flattens in pressed specimens. 



It is difficult to trace 'references to this tree, but it is just possible that, owing to its paniculate 

 inflorescence, it may have been confounded with E. paniculata, and perhaps Dr. Woolls, when first record- 

 ing the colour of the wood of E. panicidata as Red may haVe had material of this species, vide remarks by 

 J. H. Maiden under E. paniculata. 



This species differs from its type E. paniculata, principally in the physical properties of its timbers, 

 such as colour and texture, also in inflorescence, shape of fruits and nature of bark, and the same remarks 

 apply to other Ironbarks. In botanical sequence it may follow E. Fergusoni, although the organs differ 

 considerably (they have not been stated, J.H.M.) from that species, as well as from the other Ironbarks. 



Geographical Range. — It has a wide range, preserving its specific features well throughout its 

 distribution. Localities at present known to me are Morisset, Stroud, Bulladelah, Woy Woy, Lindfield, 

 Nowra. (End of Mr. Baker's description.) 



I have picked out a number of herbarium specimens whose facies most generally 

 resemble that of E. Nanglei as represented by the specimens presented by Mr. Baker, 

 but they run into E. Fergusoni and both into E. paniculata inextricably. 



