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operculum is markedly pale-coloured in this species ; this is 

 accentuated in dried specimens. 



Fruit. — The fruits may be arranged under three forms, which 

 pass into one another : — ■ 

 («) Urceolate. 

 (Z*) Egg-shaped, 

 (c) Nearly spherical, open-mouthed. 



(a) Urceolate. — This is the commonest Port Jackson form and 

 must, we think, be regarded as the type. It is probably the 

 form corresponding to the leaves secured by White. The variety 

 is found in the Blue Mountains, Goulburn, Braidwood, Moruya, 

 and throughout the range of the species generally. 



(i) Egg-shaped.— The range of this form is probably co-exten- 

 sive with the species. We have egg-shaped fruits from. Port 

 Jackson, the Blue Mountains and the Mudgee district, and south 

 to Thirlmere, Picton to Bargo and Ulladulla. 



(c) Nearly spherical. — These occur at Manly, Port Jackson, 

 and some other places elsewhere in this colony. Some of Mr. 

 Howitt's Gippsland specimens in our opinion also fall under this 

 ^roup. The fruits are very small, not exceeding 2 lines in 

 diameter. 



This form may readil}^ be confused with ^. amygdalina var. 

 radiata if individual fruits be alone examined, bub the leaves of 

 the latter are much narrower, are thinner, duller, full of oil-dots 

 (the leaves reek with oil) and the twigs are rusty-tuberculate. 



We have been favoured by Mr. J. G. Luehmann with a view 

 of specimens of E. piperita collected by Robert Brown, Iter 

 Australiense, 1802-5 (distributed by J. J. Bennett, British 

 Museum, in 1876). The specimens are stated to be from Port 

 Jackson C? by Brown), but we would point out that in the early 

 days collections marked Port Jackson frequently came from con. 

 siderable distances north, south and west of that estuary. Robert 

 Brown's specimens have fruits most of which come under our 

 group (c); at the same time others approach (h) in shape. 



In the Flora Australiensis, iii. p. 207, we tind mentioned var. 

 laxijlora, Benth. "Pedicels rather long. Fruit more obovoid, 



