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Fi nits .—The fruits are usually as flat-topped (they are but rarely slightly domed) as in any 
species of Eucalyptus , and, therefore, are not satisfactorily represented in the figure of 
E. hcemastoma in the Eucalyptograpkia. The fruits are small, nearly hemispherical, rarely 
tapered below, have thin pedicels, and are usually numerous. Some from Queanbeyan are 
2 - of an inch in diameter. Those from Grenfell, Bargo, &c., have flat tops and sharp rims. 
Some from the Mudgee district and South Coast afford instances of slight doming of the 
fruit. Occasionally they are depressed hemispherical, almost tazza-shaped. They are often 
pale coloured, and with markedly red mouths. 
I have fruits from Mount Wilson which, though quite small, taper like those of 
normal hcemastoma, and are in some respects connecting links. 
Size .— Usually 30 to 40 feet in height, with a trunk diameter of 2 or 3 feet. 
Range .—This is much the most widely distributed form of the species. Besides New South 
Wales, it is also found in Queensland, and in our own State it extends from north to south, 
and from the coast across the table-land to at least as far west as Tumut, Bumberry, Mudgee, 
and the head of the Castlereagh River. I should be glad if my leaders would inform me 
if they know of the occurrence of this White or Cabbage Gum west of the irregular line 
joining the points mentioned. 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus, already explained (see Part II, p. 34) ; 
hcemastoma, from two Greek words, aima, aimatos, blood; stoma, the mouth, 
referring to the rim of the fruit, which is of a blood-red colour. The original 
description of the tree contains the words :— 
Fruit globose, cut off at the summit, its orifice surrounded by a broad deep-red border. 
Vernacular Name. —“White Gum ” is the commonest and most appropriate 
name for this species. It shares, however, with var. micrautha some of the names 
noted when referring to the latter. 
As regards the type, the leaves, flowers, and fruits are alike larger, and the 
leaves thicker, but, as a rule, the tree itself does not attain the magnitude of its 
variety. 
Aboriginal Names. —George Caley, who collected for Sir Joseph Hanks in 
New South Wales from 1800-1810, gives the names “ Tarinny ” and “ VVongnary,” 
as in use in the County of Cumberland. (See my paper on the subject in the 
Agricultural Gazette for October, 1003, p. 090.) 
Leaves. —The oil has been described by Messrs. Baker and Smith in the 
“ Research on Eucalypts ” as follows :— 
Whence collected 
for Oil. 
Specific Gravity 
at 15° C. 
Specific Rotation 
[®]d. 
Saponification 
Number. 
Solubility in 
Alcohol. 
Constituents 
found. 
Barber’s Creek 
and Gosford. 
0-9195 
- 32-77° 
(first fraction). 
5-1 
Insoluble. 
Phellandrene, 
eucalyptol, 
sesquiterpene. 
Fruits. —See p. 104. 
