164 TWO WELL-KNOWN SPECIES OF BUCALYPrUS, 



This variety is referred to by Dr. "Woolls in his " A Contribu 

 tion to the Flora of Australia," p. 230, published after the above 

 work, and as he collected the specimens of "Yellow Gum," he 

 would be well acquainted with this tree "of the Wingecarribee." 

 After mentioning this and " Bastard Box," he states : "It seems 

 highly probable that under the name of E. Stuartiana two distinct 

 species are included, which hereafter must be referred to separate 

 sections." 



Mueller refers this var. (Eucalyptographia, Dec. 4) to F. 

 pimctata, but it will be shown later that it does not belong to 

 that species. 



It would appear from our deductions that three species and 

 one variety have been included under E. Stuartiana. 



E. Bridgesiana, sp.nov. 



" Apple," " Apple-topped Box," " Woolly-butt," of New South 

 Wales. "But-but" of GijDpsland, Victoria. 



"A tree of considerable size" (Woolls); "grows to a great 

 height, particularly in loamy soil" (J. Manns). Bark whitish-grey, 

 wrinkled or tessellated, short and brittle in the grain, not fibrous, 

 almost exactly identical with the Box, E. hemiphloia, when freshly 

 cut giving out an aroma similar to the ordinary oil obtained from 

 Eucalyptus leaves, extending almost to the ultimate branchlets. 



Young leaves in the early stage ovate-cordate and then ovate- 

 acuminate, petiolate or sessile, opposite or alternate ; in some 

 instances (as figured) large, cordate-sessile, acuminate. Mature 

 leaves on rather long petioles, lanceolate, acuminate, often falcate, 

 varying in length to over a foot, not shining, the southern form 

 drying a light grey colour, the northern a darkish green; lateral 

 veins either prominent or faint, the intramarginal one well 

 removed from the edge, oil-glands numerous. 



Umbels capitate, axillary on flattened stalks, bearing about 7 

 flowers ; stalklets none or from 1 to 3 or 4 lines long ; tube of 

 the calyx semiovate-obconical or top-shaped wheti pedicellate, only 

 slightly attenuate at the base. Operculum hemispherical, obtuse 



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