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specially to see this tree. Following are some notes on this tree 
made by me on the spot : 
Grows on good land ; on the best land. A large tree. 
Dark grey, narrow furrowed or hard “ box ” bark, covering the 
whole of the trunk up to the first fork and the larger branches. 
It looks like a black-barked tree. 
The smaller branches slightly ribbony and smooth. It is 
erect and attains a large size, up to 6 feet diameter. Timber 
reddish. Good burner. 
A good many people look upon Foot as identical with Morrel. 
At the same time opinion is divided on this subject in Western 
Australia. I had not the opportunity of seeing Poot and Morrel 
alongside each other and of cross-examining people on the spot 
as to their supposed identity. 
The Morrel as 1 saw it has a smoother and more flaky bark, 
and is less erect in habit than Poot. It is a glaucous Goldfields 
tree mainly, and 1 believe both var. longicornis and var. glauca 
run into each other, and both to some extent bear the same 
name (“ Morrel ”). 
Mr. William Dunn, of the Porongorups, informs me that 
Poot occurs north of Stirling Range, on the Salt River, and 
extensively in the direction of York. That it is a very hard 
timber, harder even than Yate, which is usually quoted as the 
standard of great hardness. 
Mr. Van Zoolikum, of Katanning, informed me that “ Parker 
Gum ” found in the York district, is identical with Poot, and 
that it was named after a Mr. Parker, forbear of some respected 
legal gentlemen in Perth. I have not seen indubitable specimens 
of “ Parker Gum,” but would like to do so. 
Mr. H. F. Johnston, Surveyor-General, Perth, is one of 
those who are of opinion that Poot is a Morrel.’ 
Mr. Johnston states there are two Morrels, the ordinary one 
and a second, with no trace of red in the timber, but with timber 
somewhat like York Gum, which he calls Yorrel. Probably we 
have an instance of hybridism here, but I have not seen the 
specimens. 
I have opened out a very interesting subject, and should 
very much like to obtain small axe-cuts, showing bark and wood 
and also twigs showing buds, flowers and fruits, and also juvenile 
leaves, of each of the trees referred to, in order that the various 
points raised may be cleared up. 
Var. glauca, var. nov. 
“ Morrel ” (the glaucous or Goldfields form) ; called also 
“ Blackbutt ” on the eastern goldfields. 
Seventy miles north of Kalgoorlie I took notes on the spot 
of a tree as follows : — 
A medium-sized tree, say i foot in diameter, a White Gum 
