BY J. H. MAIDEN. 769 



resemblance to E. rudis in foliage, but differs in inflorescence, 

 flowers and fruit." 



I have seen several fruiting twigs of Preiss' No. 252, and concur 

 in Bentham's determination. One of the specimens, however, 

 bears the label in Bentham's handwriting ^^ E . platyloma^ Benth.," 

 doubtless a slip of the pen for E. jmchyloma. Therefore E. fachy- 

 loma^ Benth., is a synonym of E. patens^ Benth. Mueller, how- 

 ever, suggested that E. fachyloma might be looked upon as a 

 synonym of E. santalifolia, F.v.M. [E. diversifolia, Bonpl.) as 

 will be seen from a passage in ' Eucalyptographia ' under E. Old- 

 Jieldii. 



(2) E. Todtiana^ F.v.M., is perhaps a synonym also. 



I am of opinion that E. patens^ Benth., and E. Todtiana, F.v.M., 

 may not be specifically distinct. The juvenile foliage and the 

 timber of both species should be compared by local botanists to 

 see if there are more fundamental difi^erences than those disclosed 

 by flowering and fruiting twigs. E. pachyloma, Benth., comes 

 nearer to the Todtiana-iovm. than to typical jmtens ; and if my 

 suggestion that Todtiana is a mere form of patens be agreed to, 

 it and E. pachyloma might be included under patens under the 

 varietal name of pachyloma. 



18. E. PULViGERA, A. Cunn., in Field's Geog. Mem. N.S. Wales, 

 1825. 



See these Proceedings, 1899, 465; also 1900, 110 (recorded by 

 Deane and Maiden under E. pulverulenta^ Sims), and 1901, 126 

 (recorded by the same under ^. cordata, Labill.); Mr. B. T. Baker 

 (Rept. Austr. Assoc. Adv. Science, ix. 345, 1902) looks upon it 

 as E. pulvei'identa, Sims. 



I have recently (in company with Mr. R. H. Cambage) paid a 

 visit to Allan Cunningham's type-locality for E. pulvigera, viz., 

 Cox's River. The plant there is identical with that collected by 

 Mr. Cambage at Cow Flat near Bathurst. 



It has a somewhat Mallee-like growth, though without the 

 root-stockiness of a Mallee. It may be quite prostrate, quite 

 erect, or spreading and rambling. It has long weak stems of 



