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Eucalyptus — contd. 



Series Porantherse. 



pruinosa, Schau. — " Kullingal " of Cloncurry natives, by 

 whom the inside bark is stripped, damped, and wound 

 round the chest and body for pains, rheumatism, &c. 



polyanthemos, Schau. — Poplar Box. 



populifolia. Hook, (includes E. bicolor, var. parviflora, 

 F. v. M.). — Poplar Box. " Mullet" of St. George, natives. 



ochrophloia, F. v. M. — Yellow- jacket. " Yapunyah" of Bulloo 

 River. (Fig. 170.) 



largiflorens, F. v. M. = ? E. bicolor, A. Cunn., Benth. in Fl. 

 Austr. Seed a staple article of diet of the Boulia and 

 other inland natives. 



hemiphloia, F. v. M. — Gum-topped Box. " Woorgun " of 

 Xanango natives. Wood very tough and elastic; dry 

 leaves yield 12 oz. of oil to the cwt. (/. F. Bailey), 

 var. ? parviflora, Benth. — Leichhardt's Box ; Fitzalan's 

 Ironbark. Mount Elliott. Mueller, Eucalyptographia, 

 Dec. 5, places this under E. drepanophylla. 



Series Micrantherse. 



Bowmani, F. v. M . 



Stoneana, Bail. — Bastard Gum-leaved Box. (Fig. 170 bis.) 



siderophloia. Benth. — Black Ironbark. " Biggar" of Brisbane 

 River and " Wooroola" of Bundaberg natives. Wood 

 useful where strength and durability are required. Gum 

 contains (air-dry state) tannic acid 28.5 per cent., arabin 

 42.4 per cent., metarabin 3 per cent. ( Lauterer) . 

 var. rostrata, Benth. — Large-leaved Ironbark. Wood deep 

 red, operculum long, giving a well-marked distinction to 

 the variety. 

 forma decorticans, Bail., Ql. Agric. Jl. xxvi. (1911) 127. — 

 A large tree, the branches from a diameter of 4 in. shed- 

 ding the bark in thin red strips, leaving them of a 

 yellowish colour (see photos, on pp. 10 and 12). 



melanophloia, F. v. M. — Silver-leaved Ironbark. " Oombah" 

 of St. George and " Gaygar" of Nanango natives. Wood 

 durable, outer greyish, centre red. 



drepanophylla, F. v. M. — Messmate. 



leptophleba, F. v. M. 



crebra, F.v.M. — Narrow-leaved Ironbark; Grey Ironbark. 

 " Tandoor" of Brisbane River natives. Gum contains 30 

 per cent, tannin, 42 per cent, arabin (Lauterer) . 



Staigeriana, F. v. M. inedit. — Lemon-scented Ironbark. A 

 ton of the dry leaves yields 1,290 oz. of oil (Staiger). 



