Nov., 1925 
The Queensland Naturalist. 4^. 
pedicel 3 to 4 lines, operculum conical shorter than tiie 
tube. Stamens about i incli long; the anthers small witii 
parallel cells, each cell opening by a longitudinal slit.. 
Seed capsules broadly turbinate or almost hemispherical, 
variable in size, but mostly 2 to 3 lines in diameter, 3 to* 
4 celled, the rim flat or slightly raised, valves exserted. 
Distribution. — A native of Eastern Australia, rang- 
ing from the Ilawkesbury River, in New South Wales, 
to the Blaekdown Tableland, (’entral Qiieensland. Tt is 
a A^ery common tree in the neighbourhood of Brisbane; 
it grows on a variety of soils and favours alluvial flats 
and rainforest (‘scrub edges, in both of which situa- 
tions it attains a very large size, and has a fine clean 
symmetrical bole. In drier localities, such as Taylor’s 
Range, etc., the trees are smaller and more irregular in 
growth. 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus (see under No. 1); 
propinqua, Latin meaning near, refering to its close- 
affinity to E. punctata, an earlier described species. 
Common Names. — Known universally in Queensland 
as “Grey Gum.” 
Timber. — A useful hardwood of excellent (juality. 
The trees, however, are generally very faulty. 
Botanical Reference, — E. propinqua Deane and 
Maiden in Proceedings Linnean Society of New South 
Wales. Vol. 20, p. 541 (1895) Plate 43. 
Note, — In his “Critical Revision of tlie Genus 
Eucalyptus,” Vol. 6, p. 54. Mr. J. IT. Maiden makes a 
new variety (var. major) and amongst the localities 
gives Norman Creek, near Brisbane. The species is A'ery 
variable in size of leaves, floAvers and buds, and T cannot 
follow Mr. Maiden in raising the coarser forms to varie- 
tal rank. 
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CORRECTION. 
Mr. R. Tllidge writes that the word Phoracanthera, 
which appeared in his “Notes Accompanying Exhibits” 
in the April issue of the “Queensland Naturalist,” and 
which Avas repeated in the July issue, should read 
“Phoracantha.” 
