178 J. H. MAIDEN. 



we were had been planted with a good many shrubs, among which 

 were some quite three and four fathoms thick, but bearing no 

 fruit, — in short, full of prickles and thorns. Several of these 

 yielded a gum nearly like wax, of a brownish red colour." Op. cit. 

 p. 125. 



De Brosses in 1756, quoted by G. B. Barton observed that in 

 the continent were found "trees yielding a gum like dragon's blood," 

 —probably following Dampier. 



An Officer of Marines writing to Sir Joseph Banks in 1788 

 stated, "The country produces five or six kinds of trees, two of 

 which produce the same sort of gum, viz.: a red astringent gum 

 well-known in England." (Barton, History of N. S. Wales, i., 504). 



Part i. Ruby Group. 

 Following are additional notes to those contained in my special 

 notes (57) on this group. Old ruby and gummy kinos are often 

 much like lignite in appearance. 



Eucalyptus acmenoides, Schau., "White Mahogany." 



This kino occurs in small quantity only, is of an amber colour 



when recently exuded, passing subsequently to red and black. 



(Bancroft). I have never found enough for a full analysis although 



I have searched for it for years. 



New South Wales and Queensland. 



Eucalyptus Baileyana, F.v.M., Fragm. xi , 37. 



"The kino of this species contains about 35 per cent, of gum." 

 (sic), Mueller, Eucalyptographia. I did not find gum in a sample 

 I examined. 



Northern New South Wales and South Queensland. 

 Eucalyptus hmmastoma, Sm., var. micrantha, Benth., and 

 Eucalyptus Planchoniana, F.v.M. 



See Maiden and Smith (63a). 



Part ii. Gummy Group. 

 Following are additional notes to those contained in my special 

 notes (57) on this group. 



