448 J. H. MAIDEN. 



about 100 miles to the south-west from where it was 

 previously known. 



5. E. confluens (W.V.F.) Maiden, this Journal xlix, 317. 

 The following is supplementary information from Mr. 

 Fitzgerald's MSS. 



" Summits of Mounts Behn, Broome and House, C 92, 

 near the Synnott Range. Height about 30 feet, trunk to 

 15 feet, diameter to 1 foot. Bark persistent, white and 

 smooth, timber brownish-red to red, very hard and extremely 

 tough. Affinity (distant) to E. rudis Endl." 



6. E. Consideniana Maiden. See Crit. Rev. i, 312. 



Mr. W. H. Harvey, Yarram Yarram, Victoria, who calls 

 this tree "Prickly Messmate," obligingly gives "me the 

 following information concerning its occurrence in that 

 State. 



"It is very scarce, is only found in small belts, chiefly in 

 the parishes of Willung and Oarrajung. The tree thrives 

 best and creates a fine barrel or bole in volcanic soils or 

 chocolate loams when it attains a height of about 50 feet 

 in barrel and up to 3 feet in diameter. Called "Prickly 

 Messmate" on account of the surface of the sapwood being 

 covered as a rule with spikes or prickles. Has a yellowish- 

 brown fibrous bark and the surface is smoother (less prickly 

 to the touch) than either Stringybark or Messmate. Wood 

 buff colour, fairly free from gum-veins and very durable. 

 Mr. J. Wills, Chief Clerk of Works, Alberton Shire, speaks 

 very highly of this timber and says that it gives as good 

 results as any timber in the district." 



7. E. erythronema Turcz. See Crit. Rev. iii, 24. 



This has hitherto only been recorded with crimson (scar- 

 let in my work, probably in error) filaments, and it is one 

 of the showiest of the Western Australian species. Mr. 



