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the rim more depressed. Manly Beach, Twofold Bay, Camden, 

 Macleay and Clarence." We have been trying to ascertain what 

 this so-called variety really is. No specimens are so labelled in 

 the Melbourne National Herbarium, although the latter contains 

 specimens from the Macleay and Clarence. These we refer to 

 (infra, p. 786). Specimens from the other localities mentioned 

 do not, in our opinion, answer satisfactorily to Bentham's brief 

 description, and the name might well be disregarded. 



In 1879 Mr. A. W. Howitt sent to Baron von Mueller from 

 Walhalla, Gippsland, specimens with the following note : "Tree 

 locally known as Stringy bark; the specimen is taken from a tree 

 split for palings, and I am informed that the wood is sound and 

 durable and both saws and splits well." The Baron labelled 

 these specimens "E. eugenioides, iiieh.," and also " E. piperita, 

 Sm., var. eugenioides." Some identical specimens sent by Mi". 

 Howitt from the Tambo River were labelled by the Baron "■E. 

 eugenioides, Sieb.," and he adds, " To this the specific name E. 

 pilularis would well apply." 



E. piperita and E. eiigenioiden. — In the Flora Australiensis 

 E. eiigenoides is reduced to a variety of E. piperita, and even 

 in the E ucalyptographia the Baron almost expresses doubts as to 

 whether finally Bentham's opinion that both should be regarded ' 

 as forms of one species may not have to be adopted. This view 

 is not, however, held by New South Wales botanists. A com- 

 parison of the two types as they occur near Sydney must convince 

 the most incredulous as to the distinctness of the two species. 

 Nevertheless there are certain forms which judging from herba- 

 rium specimens or fruits alone, appear to stand half-way. 



The seedling twig depicted on the plate of E. piperita in the 

 Eucalyptographia belongs to E. eugenioides, as pointed out by 

 Mueller himself ; it further appears to us that the twig bearing 

 buds, flowers and fruit more correctly represents E. eugenioides 

 than E. pijierita. 



It is clear on reading the Baron's description in the text that 

 he has not had any typical New South Wales specimens in his 

 mind, for he describes E. piperita as having both "stem and 



