BY HENKY DEANE AND J. 11. MAlDEX. 787 



Size. — It is one of the largest of our Eucalypts, and giant 

 trees have been recorded over the greater portion of the area 

 in which it abounds. 



A tree at BuUi was measured by one of us in 1891 with the 

 following results : — Girth at ground, measuring from buttress to 

 buttress, 57ft. Gin. The ffirth at 3ft. from the ground was 45ft. 

 and at 6ft. above the ground 4-Oft. The taper was then very 

 gradual for about 90 feet (estimated), when the head is broken 

 off. There are ten principal buttresses, of an average diameter 

 of over 2 feet, but they practically cease to flute the trunk at a 

 height of 10 to 15 feet. 



JIafure leaves. — They are often hooked at the tips and some- 

 times the leaves are glossy. Usually there is no marked difference 

 in the glossiness of the two sides. There are, however, more 

 stomata on the lower side. It would appear that the leaves of 

 southern trees are usually smaller than those from other parts of 

 the colony. The venation is more prominent on the under surface 

 of the leaf. This character, which appears to be almost confined 

 to coast species, is shared by £J. acmenoides, E. microcorys of the 

 Renantherce, and E. saligna, E. resini^era and several others of 

 the ParallelanthercB. The veins are parallel and, unlike most 

 Menantlierce, make a considerable angle with the midrib. 



Petiole. — Broadish and flattened. Mueller ( Eucalyptograpliia ) 

 lays emphasis on the flatness of the flower-stalks, but this character 

 belongs to many other species, to some to a greater extent than 

 to E. ])ilulciris. 



Opercidum. — Pointed, even acuminate; sometimes so long as to 

 remind one of that of E. tereticoriiis. 



St aniens. — Filaments usually turn red. The dark colour of the 

 stamens has already been referred to in B.Fl. iii. 208. They 

 are, howe\er, not noticed in fresh specimens, but the colour 

 deepens with age. 



Fruit. — The fruits vary in size from f inch to h inch in 

 diameter, and also in the size of the opening. 



1. In some trees the fruits are large, y'g- inch in diameter and 

 nearly spherical, with but a small opening and a scarcely distinct 



