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GUI* hills, its ina^nificeut trunk standing’ erect, pillar-like or 
colnmnar. Its bark, candle-white on the trunk, is the admira- 
lion oi: all 'who see it. Its leaves, buds and flowers are very 
similar to those of E. viminalis. 
3. E. viminalis Labill. “Manna Gum/' Much moi-e 
plentiful than the last-named species and a good timber tree. 
It is often called the “Ribbony Gum" o]i account of the bark 
])eeling* off in long ribbons. Bai'k smooth and mostly deciduous. 
There is a section of this species at 15 miles along the railway 
line from Adelaide to Mt. Lofty which 1 have written about in 
this journal (Vol. Jl, No. 3, p. 65.). 
Red Timber— - 
4. E. rostrata Sehlecht, “River Red gum.’* A fine timber 
tree Avhose quality of timber is known all over tJie world; it is 
luird and durable and is used for many i^urposes where great 
strength is re({uired. The distribution of this species in our 
State is very vide and it is found in almost all damp situations 
and watercourses throughout the Mt. Lofty Range ajid along 
the Murray. The bark is smooth and is shed in patches so that 
the trunk lias a mottled ap])earance in grey aiid green colours. 
Tree of a scrambling habit, timber dark — 
5. E. cosmophylla E.v.M. “Cabbage gum.” This is not a 
timber s])ccies as the trees do not grow to any size ajid are 
generally crooked. It does not grow in the other States. Mr. 
Maiden includes this among tlie smooth barks but 1 think it 
would be better in the rough bark section, (l.c. p. 28.). 
6. E. fasciculosa F.v.M. “Pink Gum.’' This can hardly 
be (‘ailed a timber sj)ccies, but it is made use of for fencing 
posts, et('. It grows around Mt. Lofty among the stringybarks 
but is more i)lentifu! in the drier mallee country on the Murray 
flats east of tlie r'ange near Monarto. 
n. HE.AIIPHLOIAE. Ilalf-barks. 
E. hemiphloia E.v.M. As it is doubtful whether this 
s])C('i(‘s grows in the Mt. Lofty Range it need not be considered 
here. 
7. E. ovata Labill. “White or Sand Gum.’' Timber dark, 
very liard and durable. It is a comparatively rare species and 
seems to be confined to the Myponga district. The bark is 
rough and dark at the butt of the tree but is otherwise whitish 
and smooth. 
Ml. RIIYTIPIILOIAE. Rough barks. 
8. E. elaeophora Rv.M. “Box gum.” A species with a 
lu)x bai’k, scaly and rougli like our pep]')ermint (E. odorata), 
grov ing at Humbug Scrub and Warren Reservoir district. It 
