BY HENRY DEANE AND J. H. MAIDEN. 791 



A form from Parramatta has fruits which might very readily 

 be casual!}^ taken for E. pilulay-is. They diiTer from those of 

 normal B. pilularis in being smaller, the rim not defined, and the 

 valves approaching the oritice. 



Fruiting twigs of the coast form of B. acmenoides may not 

 unreasonably be mistaken for E. Bosistaana, F.v.M. The valves 

 of the latter ai'e more numerous than is the case with E. acmen- 

 oides ; the valves of E. Bosistoana also are usually a little 

 exserted. E. Bosistoana belongs to the Box Group, so that the 

 two trees could not readily be confused in the forest. 



The possibility of E. euyenioi'les being confused with E. 

 acmenoides has already been referred to. 



We have seen a form with brown shining fruits which present 

 a good deal of resemblance in outline to some fruits of E. mellio- 

 dora. This is worthy of notice, though the two species are other- 

 wise very dissimilar 



Range. — Coast districts Central New South Wales to Central 

 Queensland. Occurs in the ranges up to a distance of less than 

 a hundred miles from the coast. 



We have not observed it south of Parramatta. 



E. SlEBERIANA, F.V.M. 



The species referred to as E. virgata, Sieb. (B.Fl. iii. 202) in 

 part. We would suggest considei^ation of our remarks on this 

 subject in Part iii. of our series (Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. ii, 717). 



Vernaculai- names. — "Mountain Ash" is its usual name. It 

 attains its greatest luxuriance in mountain districts and its 

 timber is thought to resemble Ash. Sometimes called " Black 

 Ash," but this name should be reserved for E. stellulata. In 

 Tasmania and at Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, it is sometimes 

 called " Gum-top " or Gum-top Stringybark (in allusion to the 

 smoothness of the tops of the branches) and White-top Ironbark 

 in Tasmania, where there are no true Ironbarks. It has been 

 also called Blackbutt, but that name should be reserved for 

 E. pilularis. It was called " Yowut " in the Gippsland district, 

 according to Howitt. It has been called " Messmate " or 



