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Habitat and Propagation. —Originally described “ In planitiebus monti- 
busque a flumine Burdekin usque ad partes superiores fluyii Brisbane.” It is a 
native of the western plains of both New South Wales and Queensland. It was 
never abundant and it is getting scarce. 
Being neatly trimmed at the bottom by stock, and having a naturally-rounded appearance at the 
top, this handsome tree takes a foremost place amongst the graceful rather than useful trees of the 
interior.—(R. W. Peacock.) 
Mr. Stock-Inspector Dulhunty, of Dubbo, writes to me concerning it:— 
The Colane is a very handsome tree. It grows on the most arid plains on the Lower Macquarie, 
and is the handsomest indigenous tree we have, and one of the best fodder trees. I have tried for years to 
grow it from seed ; but you will see if you cut the stone in two that it is almost solid, and the germ so 
small that it seems almost impossible that it can grow from seed, but it does, as where there is one tree 
there is usually a bunch of them. 
There is no specimen of this beautiful tree in the Sydney Botanic Gardens, 
and I should be very grateful to any reader of the Gazette who would assist me in 
introducing it to cultivation. 
I am not prepared to say what the inherent difficulty of propagating this tree 
is, although I have failed on more than one occasion with it. I wish to try again, 
and to study the problem of its propagation. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 53. 
a. Twig bearing flower-buds and fruits. 
b. Young flower. 
C. Staminal tube. 
n. Outside of staminal tube, opened out. 
e. Portion of the inside of staminal tube, opened out. 
F. Disc. 
Ovary. 
Style. 
Stigma. 
G. Fruit, showing seed. 
H. Seed 
The photo facing p. 89 is of a tree growing on the Warrego River, N.S.W. (Kerry & Co., Sydney). 
