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is stringy-bark and iron- bark, with various undergrowths. e 
parasite Loranthus aurantiacus edi frequently grows on 
this tree in ag latter kind of so 
M.—Group Lei vophlate (specimen No. 3).—This tree 
is very atlae in gene tk appearance to the spotted gum and red 
um of this district. It is difficult to distinguish reac the 
ew of those three timbers. The wood is hard and brittle, of a 
deep red colour, and has a high ache: gravity. The | 
ovate on this species, whereas on the other two named above 
lanceolate. It is of a bluish-green iia slightly gnc; the 
midrib is prominent on both sides of the leaf, and the 
very distinct. Generally alternate, but sometimes 0 ane 
leaf is from 4 to 5 inches long and 1 wide, apport: on petiole 
3 inch in length. Seed-vessel: The -vesse ers 
considerably from all the other species on New England e 
systematic arrangement on peduncle. Many of the florets appear 
as if they had been stuck on at random. ‘The operculum is two 
and a half times as long as the ca mea: and is of about the same 
dimensions throughout, having a blunt, rounded extremity. _ The 
capsule is thicker than the operculum, and forms a defined step 
' at the junction, looking as if the operculum had been stuck into 
Th 
the capsule. e pe simile} is three times as long as the ; 
and twice as long as the capsule. The vessel, after parting with 
the operculum, has a well-defined lip ro ny 
hich the valves, which are very pointed, protrude. It is some- 
times e an times four celled. Habits, /e.: Grows 
chiefly on poor soils, partly granitic and partly elvanite ; accom- 
panies iron-bark, stringy-bark, an n the 
swampy portions "of such soils a plant known as Drosera peltata, 
or bottle-weed, which is a flesh-eater, grows. 
Buive Gum.—Group Leiophlioe (specimen No. 34).—This tree 
in the arrangements of the florets in the umbels, is somewhat 
similar to the previously described blue gum, and the barks are 
it appear to be so hard. The | more ceolate than that 
of the tree nam e midrib is prominent on both sides of 
the leaf, and the m: ] nerve and vei nd well- 
nec e kai are on The cee is three-fourths 
ripening 
The —— is about as long as the opereulum and 
calvas ether. The umbels generally start from of 
toget 
leaf the’ but not cette bosie eon in some way to depend 
the 
upon of tree. és, §c.: Grows on similar soils 
and in similar situations to ae previously described. 
