606 ON KINGS AS AN AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OP EUCALYPTS, 



Bentham (following Mueller, Fragm. ii.), in the Flora Aus- 

 traliensis, classified the Eucalypts according to the shape of their 

 anthers. The Renantherse, those . with kidney-shaped anthers, 

 comprise the following species found in New South Wales : — 



E. stellulata, Sieb. 



F. ijaiicijiora, Sieb. 

 F. regnans, F.v.M. 



E. amygdalina, Labill. 



E. obliqua, L' Herit. 



E stricta, Sieb. 



E. macrorrhyncha, F.v.M. 



E. capitellata, Sm. 



E. eugenioides, Sieb, 



E. 2nperita, Sm. 



E. jnhdaris, Sm. 



E. triantha, Link (Syn. E. acmenioides, Schau.) 



E. haemastoma, Sm. 



E. Sieheriana, F.v.M. (Syn. E. virgata, Sieb.) 



E. onicroGorys, F.v.M. 



With the exception of that of E. triantha, the author has 

 examined the Kinos of all the above species, including those of 

 innumerable individuals belonging to species found in the Counties 

 of Cumberland, Camden and Cook. It is rather remarkable to 

 find that, with one exception (E. microcorysj, the whole of the 

 Kinos in the Renantherae belong to the Ruby Group. The author 

 also has arrived at some unexpected results in connection with the 

 other two groups, but he does not propose to deal with those in 

 the present paper. 



E. microcorys has quite an anomalous Kino, that is to say, it can 

 readily be distinguished from all others Unlike the Ruby Kinos 

 it is very friable (capable of being crushed to a fine powder between 

 the fingers, which no " ruby " Kino ever is), and looks like a 

 parcel of uncut garnets. It forms an orange-brown powder, and 

 belongs to the Turbid Group. At present it may be compared to 

 " the exception which proves the rule." It is, however, worthy of 



