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New South Wales. —The “ Red Gum ” of the Tumut flats. Fruits small 
and the valves more exserted than usual. At Tumut and Adelong Crossing it is 
sometimes called “ White Gum,” and its foliage is drooping and rather coarse ; it 
has glaucous buds and approaches the typical species. Mr. R. H. Cambage has 
sent a pedicellate form from Carabost, near Tumberumba. From Wagga W T agga I 
have it with very plump buds and pale valves ; it also approaches the normal 
species ; specimens from Burrowa also approach the normal species. 
The “ White Gum ” of Bowning (A. Murphy) has glaucous buds, and 
connects with variety latifolia. 
A good test for var. dealhata is the horizontal rim. But ( e.g . Goulhurn and 
Forbes) trees otherwise var. dealhata have a sloping rim. 
Albury ; Barmedman, very blunt buds, nearly ovoid; Wyalong; Young; 
Grenfell and Weddin (Red or Cabbage Gum). 
This tree is called Cabbage Gum on account of its small size and crooked, 
stunted shape. It is most difficult to get a straight log (either from trunk or branch) 
of even 4 feet in length. The bark is smooth and grey, similar to the Red Gum 
( E. rostrata ) both on trunk and limbs—in fact the whole tree appears to be the Red 
Gum in miniature, except that it does not grow straight. It is sometimes used for 
posts for fencing when no other timber can be obtained, such as on rocky hills, 
where it is generally found, and where carting other kinds is difficult. It makes 
good charcoal—(F. R. Postlewaite, Grenfell). Specimens from Grenfell, Wyalong 
(W. S. Campbell), and other western localities, have buds resembling those of 
Bentham’s variety hrevifolia a good deal. 
Condobolin, including Mt. Tyriga (commonly called the centre of N.S.W.). 
This is a tree which, if growing in the Sydney district, would, as regards its bark, he 
judged to he E. punctata. There is no doubt that, in its fruits and in other respects, 
it shows the affinity of E. tereticornis to E. 'punctata. 
Then we come to the western districts. It should be borne in mind that the 
type of this variety comes from near Wellington. I have had a good deal of 
difficulty with some of the western forms. 
“ Red Box ” or “ Red Gum.” Tall straight trees of large dimensions with 
thick bark of a clean appearance. Timber red ; a valuable timber for all purposes. 
Capertee Valley (J. L. Boorman).—This form is nearest var. dealhata , but in this 
district it shows transit to the normal form and also to var. latifolia. 
At Mudgee we have var. dealhata and at Gulgong the form shows transit to 
var. latifolia. At Cassilis specimens collected by Leichhardt tend to the species 
type. 
