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long; they are alternate, and the petiole is from’? to 1 wd 
long. The veins are similar to those of pepperm 
unable to detect the difference, if any, between them. In fact 
the general similarity between the two trees is so great that the 
only apparent difference is in the bark, and this might be called 
ron white cena much more appropriately than box mess- 
, as there are no real points of similanty between it and the - 
tee farther than the acu vo ney bark, and further they belong | 
different groups in the 
Bastarp Box.—Group “Rhy ytiphlox. —Bark: Rather li ter 
in colour than that of at come resembles that of blac 
is narrow and veins well defined; petiole ? of an inch tong. 
Seed-vessel : Small, ovate, truncated ; the calyx is about half as 
long again as the operculum, and ‘the umbels contain seven 
florets. Wood and free in grain, easily worked, but will 
not bear muc to the weather. Habits, This 
§e. 
timber is never found in rich soils—generally in swampy granitic 
, in pean: with peppermint, grey gum, banksia, 
black and occasional tring: task. Feria mix with the 
5 aly soils on which I have seen this timber 
are formed of the detritus — quartz ‘ite. 
TRINGY-BARK (L. ob — Group Pachyphloie ( 
\}—tThe bark of this tree is Bloons and diel Seough- 
out, and is thick. y used for the purpose 
tbuildings, and if properly stripped and put on it forms a very 
Ts. e wood is split or 
branches, it is ee pe: request by splitters and fen nee 
eaves are alternate, Junge oes ref ht, gl : 
= varnished ; the midri et 
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