io5- Eucalyptus teretieornis, Smith. 
Variously called GREY GUM-TREE, BLUE GUM- 
TREE, FLOODED GUM-TREE, RED GUM- 
TREE. ( Sect Leiophloiee.) m 
Occurring on Snowy River, Mitchell River, and elsewhere in 
East Gippsland. A tall tree, with smooth whitish or ash-coloured 
bark, shedding in thin layers. This wood is prized in some 
districts more than others, but when Ironbark cannot be procured 
it is always considered suitable for rails and posts, as well as for 
fuel. (Woolls.) An excellent timber, much used for plough- 
beams, poles and shafts for drays and carts, spokes of wheels, as 
well as in ship-building. (Moore.) This species is very closely 
allied to E. rostrata. 
106. Eucalyptus uneinata, Turczaninow . 
One of the MALLEE GUM-TREES. (Sect. Leiophloiee .} 
Desert of the Murray River, Wimmera, and Avoca. A tall 
shrub, with smooth or ash-grey bark coming off in coriaceous 
plates. Yields from the foliage a comparatively large quantity of 
oil by distillation. 
107. Eucalyptus viminalis, Labillardiere. 
THE MANNA GUM-TREE, DROOPING GUM ; 
called WHITE GUM-TREE. (Sect. Leiophloiee.) 
A middle-sized tree, scattered extensively over rather open 
grassy ridges and plains, impressing on them often a park-like 
appearance ; in moist forest valleys attaining an enormous height. 
Outer bark frequently rough and deciduous. The wood is not 
much esteemed. Specific gravity of timber has been stated as 
0-685 ; too lbs. of fresh leaves yielded only 5 1-7U1 drachms 
essential oil. A sample of kino from this species will be found 
in the Museum. A ton of dry wood yields about 2 >}i lbs. of 
crude potash or 1 ^ lbs. of pure potash. Weight of cubic foot of 
dry wood, about 43 lbs. 
108. Eugenia Smithii, Poiret . 
( Acmena floribimda , D. C.) 
MYRTLE TREE. Natural Order — Myrtaceie. 
Not rare from Sealers’ Cove to cast boundary of the colony, 
along rivers and glens. A splendid tree, with remarkably dark 
