268 R. T. BAKER AND HENRY G. SMITH. 



It would have been better from a commercial standpoint 

 if the early northern settlers had acquired more than a 

 superficial knowledge of the trees from a general appear- 

 ance of their barks, before applying a common name. 



Out of the four so called "peppermints" only one, — E. 

 Andreivsi, is really entitled to be called a "peppermint," 

 as neither of the three others contains piperitone in their 

 oil, whilst the new species here described yields that 

 constituent, and yet has not received the name of pepper- 

 mint so far as we are aware. This is a good illustration 

 of how chary one must be in dealing with Eucalypts from 

 their common names. 



The following will give some idea of the vagaries of 

 vernacular nomenclature in this district of four of the 

 species mentioned in this paper : — 

 E. acaciaeformis. 



Red Peppermint at Tenteriield, 



Peppermint (generally). 



Narrow-leaved Peppermint (Deane and Maiden). 

 E. Andrewsi. 



Peppermint at Bundarra. 



New England Peppermint. 

 E. Bridgesiana. 



White Peppermint at Uralla. 



White Peppermint at Tenterfield. 



White Peppermint at Woolbrook. 

 E. nova-anglica 



Black Peppermint at Black Mountain. 



Red Peppermint at Armidale. 



Red Peppermint at Woolbrook. 



Broad-suckered Peppermint (J. H. Maiden). 



Timber. — The timber tests here given have been made 

 by Mr. Nangle, Lecturer in Architecture at the Technical 

 College, and are the first recorded. 



