Range - Setis

Bemm River and the Cann River in East Gippsland, also in the jungles on the northeast
side of the Drummer Range where the Orbost-Genoa road crosses the range. It
occurs only, so far as I know, on the red-coloured jungle soils (which I think are
probably of volcanic origin). This is very noticeable at the Drummer Range, where,
as soon as the red clayey jungle soil is left and the granitic formation entered upon,
it ceases altogether. I noted the same thing at Bendoc, and other places. E. obliqua
grows freely in these localities on the poorer granitic soils, and overflows on the
“jungle soil” country, but E. fastigata never crosses the border line between the two
soils.
New South Wales
Southern Localities.—“Stem up to first branches covered with thick fibrous bark,
like E. eugenioides, branches quite smooth, clean and almost white, like the
branches of a very clean Gum.” Half way up the cutting, Big Jack Mountain, Eden-
Bombala Road (H. Hopkins). “Woolly Butt, a large tree, something like E. gigantea
in appearance, shows a rough stringy bark, but cleans at the limbs. Timber in good
demand for milling.” Parker's Gap, Parish of Ollabulla, between Queanbeyan and
Braidwood (W. A. W. de Beuzeville, No. 1). “White Top. Very like No. 1, but has a
comparatively smooth bark, more like a Messmate, but cleans up well at the large
limbs. A large tree. Timber in demand for sawmill work.” Parker's Gap (W.A.W. de
Beuzeville, No. 2). “Broad-leaf Messmate. A large Messmate-looking tree,
esteemed for milling.” Parker's Gap (W. A. W. de Beuzeville, No. 3). State Forest
No. 577, Tallaganda, Braidwood district (C. J. Weston, No. 55). Clyde Mountain,
near Nelligen (J. L. Boorman). Fibrous bark to branches, Nelligen Road, 6 miles
from Braidwood (R. H. Cambage, No. 2067). “White Top Messmate,” Fern Gully,
Reidsdale-Braidwood district (F. W. Wakefield, No. 20). “Tree of 60 feet, 2 feet in
diameter. Bark persistent to the uppermost branches and fibrous.” Reidsdale (F. W.
Wakefield, No. 26). Currockbilly, Wog Wog district (J. L. Boorman). Close to
summit of Mount Dromedary (Forest Guard William Dunn, No. 139). “Called
‘Silver Top’ on Tantawanglo Mountain at Montgomery's Mill. Also ‘Cut Tail’ in
Coast Range. (Both names used by timber inspector of Railway Construction
Department.) ‘Brown Barrel.’ ” Rossi, near Bungendore (Forest Guard Boyd).
“Affinity to a Messmate. Large tree on the red soil near Robertson.” (Forest Guard
W. Dunn, No. 50).
Western Localities.—“Tall tree of the Stringybark character.” Marrangaroo (Dr.
E. C. Chisholm). “Top of Mount Werong, 30 miles south of Oberon, basalt
formation, 3,900 feet above sea-level.” (R. H. Cambage, No. 2257). Jenolan Caves-