602 THREE NEW SPECIES OF EUCALYPTUS, 



drooping; the veining is more conspicuous in the leaves of this 

 species, and the leaves in the young state are narrower than the 

 leaves in general, although there is very little difference. 



" In some localities, like the steep, stony hillside near Lake 

 George, it is more difficult to distinguish the two trees, especially 

 when young; there E. hcemastoma has a very dense head with 

 very narrow leaves, and also somewhat bluish in colour, but the 

 trunks have their respective blue or creamy colour, and after a 

 little experience one soon distinguishes the trees by that, if by 

 nothing else. E. maculosa never has the insect markings 

 (scribbles) so persistently found on E. ho'mastoma" 



Eucalyptus patentinervis, sp.nov. 

 " Bastard Mahogany." 



(Plate xlv.) 



A medium- sized tree as far as seen, with a stringy bark similar 

 to that of E. resinifera, Sm. Ultimate branchlets angular. 



Young leaves ovate, shortly acuminate, lanceolate, thin, almost 

 membranous, petiole slender, from 1 to 2 inches long, venation 

 prominent, intramarginal vein removed from the edge. Mature 

 leaves lanceolate-falcate, coriaceous, acuminate, almost a foot long 

 in some cases, not shining, colour uniform on both sides, petiole 

 rather slender, channelled above, venation very distinct in the 

 coast trees but finer in the inland ones, lateral veins very pro- 

 minent and spreading, curved, numerous, the intramarginal vein 

 removed from the edge. Oil glands very numerous. 



Peduncles axillary, about 1 inch long, flattened, bearing about 

 10 fairly large flowers. Calyx occasionally angular, 6 lines long. 

 Operculum about as long as the calyx, conical, sometimes concave 

 below the summit. Stamens long, inflexed in the bud, all fertile. 

 Anthers parallel. Ovary dome-topped. 



Fruits large, hemispherical to pyriform, on a pedicel of about 

 4 lines, 5 lines in diameter, rim quite 1 line broad; valves j^ro- 

 minently exserted, acute, nearly 3 lines long. 



