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"Black Box." " Fine large trees, sparsely scattered amongst the Ironbark 
(E. sideroxylori) and Box (E. hemiphloia var. aliens) of the district. Bark rough, 
slightly suberous, sapwood thin, with dark hard centre, fine timber for most purposes, 
being exceptionally tough and heavy." Lue, Mudgee Line (J. L. Boorman). 
Inverell District (Forest Guard Gordon Burrow), who writes as follows: 
I am forwarding specimens of bark, wood, twig with buds, and fruit of a tree growing on Forest 
Reserve 26,227, Parish Cameron, County of Hardinge. 
I only know of a few of these trees in this district ; they seem to be a hybrid between White Box 
(E. hemiphloia var. albens), and Red Tronbark (E. sideroxylon}. This specimen shows more of the Box 
than some. 
The wood is very hard, and when cut up cannot be distinguished from Ironbark. 
There is a rough bark outside the ordinary bark, about 10 to 15 feet up the trunk, which looks like 
an Ironbark, only much lighter in colour ; above that, the ordinary or inner bark looks like Box bark. 
This tree, like Ironbark, exudes at times a large quantity of kino. 
The leaves are more like those of the Ironbark in the locality than those of the Box, though the 
buds are smaller. 
Box in the locality has long finished flowering, but Ironbark,. like this hybrid, though long in bud, 
has not flowered, owing, as I believe, to the late frosts. 
I could only secure two very imperfect specimens of fruits. 
The wood is a dark red (gets paler on drying. J.H.M.) almost to the outer edge, particularly 
towards the butt, where there is only about an inch of white or light sapwood. 
The local name is generally " Bastard Ironbark." I have also heard it called " Bibble," and more 
rarely "Ironbark Box." 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 212. 
A. Twig with buds and fruit. From Murrumbidgerie. Type specimen. 
B. Sucker-leaves from Stuart Town, Great Western Railway, 
c. J uvenile leaf. From Murrumbidgerie. 
D. Anthers, varying in shape. 
