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Buds. — Commonly up to 6 or 7 in the head; stalklets short 

 and angular; stalks usually 4 or 5 lines long, very angular or 

 flattened. Operculum a little pointed; about equal in size to the 

 calyx; style short and the stigma dilated somewhat. The anthers 

 opening in parallel slits. 



Fruit. — Small, with short stalklets; the stalks of about twice 

 the length, roundish, being only slightly compressed. The valves 

 scarcely exserted, and usually only three. Shape of fruit rather 

 more cylindrical than hemispherical, ^^g broad x -^ inch long. 

 Rim of medium width and nearly horizontal. 



Eange — Confined to New England as far as observed at pre- 

 sent. Common between Yarrowitch and Walcha ; also near 

 Moona Plains. Occurs also near Glen Innes and (sparingly so 

 far as observed) in the Tenterfield district, e.g., near Mount 

 Spiraby, east of Bolivia. 



Eucalyptus ACACiiEFORMis, var. linearis, var.nov. 



The Eucalypt referred to as No. 4 at p. 542, Vol. vii., Proc. 

 Aust. Assoc. Adv. Science. 



A singularly graceful tree, reminding one of a Weeping Willow. 

 Height about 50 feet and trunk diameter 2 feet, as far as seen. 



The twigs are slender, a characteristic of the tree being the 

 smallness and the grace of its parts. 



Vernacular names. — A "Peppermint" or "Narrow-leaved 

 Peppermint." "Grey Peppermint" (H.D.). 



Ba7'k and timber similar to preceding. 



Sucker foliage. — Has crenulated margins like the preceding, 

 but longer, narrower, and more pointed leaves. Some of the 

 very young foliage is linear-lanceolate and even linear. 



A good deal of the young foliage reminds one superficially of 

 that of the Wilga (Geijera -parvijiora). 



Alternate, not opposite like E. Stuartiana. 



Mature foliage. — Linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, the average 

 dimensions being, say, 5 x f in. 



