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GROUP V. E. RADIATA. E. REGNANS. 
61. E. RADIATA Sieber. 
NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
Natural home of species on cool uplands in south-eastern Australia, from 
moderate altitudes in Victoria up to 3,000ft. to 4,000ft. in New South Wales. Tree 
up to 100ft. or more in height with stem diameter sometimes over 3ft.; in open 
situations branchy and spreading with abundant drooping foliage; in dense stands 
producing a long clean bole. Dead bark of “peppermint” type, persistent on stem 
and large branches. Leaves in juvenile stage sessile, opposite, thin, lance-shaped; 
on adult tree stalked, pendent, of about the same green on the two surfaces; in 
both stages rich in sweetly fragrant oil. Umbel with numerous flowers; stalk 
and stalklets short; lid of bud low-domed; anthers with broad, divergent, and 
connected openings. Ripe seed-cup 3/16in. to Min. in diameter, hemispherical, rim 
flat or convex; tips of open valves just below or slightly above rim. Mature 
wood pale, fissile; reputation for durability in contact with the ground generally 
doubtful, but exceedingly good in some localities. 
CULTIVATION IN NEW ZEALAND. 
E. radiata has been planted in New Zealand during the last 30 to 40 years 
under the name of E. amygdalina, with resultant vigorous specimens in both 
Islands. Success in future plantings most likely in North Island at altitudes ol 
about 1,000ft., in South Island at 200ft. to 500ft. Best source of seed probably 
Bago State Forest, New South Wales. 
Since the above was written the following statement has been obtained from 
Mr W. A. W. de Beuzeville, State Forest Officer in the Bago-Batlow forest 
region:—“F. radiata is one of our best timbers for all purposes I have seen 
blocks of this timber taken out of the ground after 30 years, and they were sti 
in a good condition. (This applies to ground on which it grows ) \\ e use it 
largely locally for telephone posts, rough building, and especially for T. and (A 
flooring and lining, and also for railway sleepers. Recently about o,000 sleepeis 
were put in at Batlow. It is locally a very large and tall tree, often loO to 
feet high. It is generally a very useful timber.” Planters should make quite 
certainthat their E. radiata seed has been obtained from best trees m the Bago- 
Batlow forest area. 
62. E. REGNANS E. von Mueller. 
NATURAL HABITAT, DESCRIPTION, AND USES. 
This is a mountain species indigenous to Tasmania and south-eastern 
a kin T ibe its conveners it follows the law of compensation between latitude 
Australia, luke its congeneis, i , nnn p, • Tasmania about 
3 *®**?^ SSSSKSX 
g i»„ it »„ .t le,.« .noth., 50(1. of crown. 
