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No. 21. Part VI. See also vol. ii, p. 197. 
Rucalyptus hemiphloia , F.v M. 
THE WHITE OR GREY BOX. 
(Family Myrtacejs.) 
Vernacular Names. —See vol. i, p. 130. 
A Box. Sometimes the timber is locally called “ Gum top Box ” and “ White or Grey Box.”— 
(Forest Guard W. Dunn, Acacia Creek.) 
Aboriginal Names. —See vol. i, p. 131. 
I am indebted to Dr. C. Sutton, of Melbourne, for the name “ Booloitch ” of 
the Loddon aborigines (Victoria). 
Bark. —See vol. i, p. 133. 
The barrel of the tree is grey in colour, up to where the tree commences to fork, then it appears 
white, somewhat resembling, say, E. tereticornis. —(Forest Guard W. Dunn, Acacia Creek.) 
Box bark (from var. albnns) is used a good deal for roofing in the Gulgong 
district, there being no Stringy bark. It is often called “ White Box.” 
Timber.— See vol. i, p. 133. 
The timb' r is durable, and is used for building and other purposes.—(W. Dunn.) 
Habitat. —See vols. i, p. 131; ii, p. 197. 
The habitat is generally on undulating ground, hill sides and the like. It grows fairly large, and 
carries a somewhat dry foliage—less sappy than any of the Gums.—(W. Dunn.) 
For a fuller botanical account of this species, see my “ Critical Revision of 
the genus Eucalyptus ,” Part XI. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION. 
E. hemiphloia , typical form, Mulgoa.—(R. H. Cambage, photo.) 
No. 24. Part VII. See also vol. ii, p. 197. 
C astanosp>ermum australe , A. Gunn. 
THE BLACK BEAN. 
(Family Leguhinos^:.) 
Leaves. —See vol. i, p. 146. 
Leaves of Castanospermum australe contain saponin, readily recognised by 
tlie strong frothing of an extract. I could not detect any saponin in the seeds. 
(Phytochemical investigations at Kew by the late Dr. M. Greshoff, Kew Bulletin, 
No. 10, 1909, p. 405.) In this connection see Brunnich on frothing of the seeds, 
bottom of p. 149, vol. i, of this work. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION. 
Tree in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney.—(Government Printer, photo.) 
