The Flora of the National Park • 
By Ernest H, Ising 
THE reserve is situated in a part of the Mount Lofty Ranges 
where the flora of the foothills meets the flora of the moun- 
tains, more particularly as it applies to the gum trees ( Eucalyptus 
species). The area is thus ideally located for the study of these 
two classes of flora, and visitors and students alike can become 
acquainted with the broad aspects of the region without having 
to travel very far. 
The foothills flora extends from the Belair Railway Station 
to the foot of the range to the east, and is from 850 to 1,000 
feet above sea level. The range beyond is from 1,000 feet to 
1,550 feet above sea level, so the reserve may be divided into 
two portions as follows : 
I. THE WESTERN END, 
comprising undulating country ; 
II. THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS, 
dissected by ridges and deep gullies. 
The gum trees are distributed over the whole area as the 
main and dominating tree, and are found in the above divisions 
as follows : 
I. Western portion, about one-third of area of reserve: 
1. The Blue (or Yellow) Gum (Eucalyptus 
leucoxylon ) . 
2. The Red Gum (E. rostrata). 
3. The Peppermint (E. odorata). 
4. The Manna Gum (E. viminalis). 
II. Eastern highlands, about two-thirds of the area of the 
reserve : 
1. The Blue Gum. 
2. The Manna Gum. 
3. The White Stringybark ( E . obliqua ). 
4. The Pink Gum (E. fasciculosa ) . 
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