BY HENRY DEANE AND J. H. MAIDEN. 705 



" E. hcemastoma occurs, however, also occasionally with bark 

 persisting up to the last branches, according to Mr. AVilkinson, 

 and would then come under the category of the Stringy barks ; 

 in such a state for instance it is known from the Dromedary 

 Range up to 1,500 feet above the sea-level in the Silurian forma- 

 tion." (N.B. — We have found it up to 3,000 feet on Tantawanglo 

 Mountain.) 



Timber. — Red, and of an inferior character, though a fairly 

 lasting timber for posts in the districts in which it grows. 



Sucker leaves. — Broadly lanceolate, somewhat similar in shape 

 to the adult leaves, only larger; 4 to 6 inches long by 1^ inches 

 broad, are measurements of some from the Sydney district. 



Mature leaves. — Coriaceous, thick, spreading, and veins very 

 distinct, oblique, and several starting from near the base of the 

 leaf. As in the case of some other species, the mature foliage of 

 trees growing close to the sea is very coarse and thick. 



Peduncles. — Angular and flattened. 



Calyx-tube. — Much longer than the operculum and insensibly 

 tapering into the pedicel. 



Opercuhim. — Pointed when young, becoming more hemispheri- 

 cal as maturity is approached. Often the buds may be described 

 as clavate. 



Fruits. — Not so flat-topped as micrantha. Rim never depressed. 



Speaking generally the shape of the fruits reminds one of a 

 pear. The rim is more or less domed and usually brownish or 

 red (hence the specific name). We do not agree that, speaking 

 at all generally, " the capsule is slightly depressed," as stated at 

 B.Fl. iii. 212. 



Pedicels not so thin, being more tapering than is the case with 

 var. micrantha. 



Sometimes the fruits are hardly pear-shaped, but this is unusual. 

 We have some nearly hemispherical, but much larger than those 

 of var. micrantha. At the same time thei-e are fruits which 

 undoubtedly show transition between E. hoimastoma and its 

 variety micrantha. 



