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23.-GOLDFIELDS WHITE GUM {Eucalyptus Flocktoniae) . 

 A tree resembling the "Wandoo" of the Darling Range, but smaller, more 

 slender, and with a much whiter bark. This tree grows in low-lying places in 

 forests of Salmon Gum. The fruits are inverted pear-shaped, and about the size 

 of a small pea, green and wrinkled. The flower-buds have a long narrow point, 

 and are nearly half an inch in length. The leaves are narrow, under three inches 

 long, and bright green. It is confined to the southern portions of the Eastern 

 Goldhelds. 



Goldfields Whitegum. 



