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separating the Eucalyptus forest from the “scrub” or rain forest. This 
seems to be due mainly to soil conditions, the rain forest being confined to 
the richer basaltic or alluvial soils. Some of the eucalypts of this region 
are very tall and beautiful trees, and valuable for timber. The following 
species were noted: E. tereticornis, E. paniculata , E. propinqua , E. maculata , 
and E. tesselaris. The nearly related Angophora subvelutina was also seen, 
and several of the characteristic Acacias— e.g., A. Cunninghamii and 
A. Maidenii. 
Fig. 4. Platycerium grande. Botanical Garden, Brisbane. 
In the scrub, which included some eucalypts also, the most notable tree 
was Araucaria Cunninghamii. Other trees and shrubs noted were several 
species of Flindersia, Carissa ovata, Canthium buxifolium, Pivetta indica , 
Pseudomorus Brunoniana, Melaleuca sp., Vitex Lignumvitae, Ratonia tenax, 
Sideroxylon myrsinoides, and several others. 
The second excursion in South Queensland was to the Blackall Range, 
a mountainous district about 75 miles north of Brisbane. The railway to 
