BY J. H. MAIDEN. 77 i 



E. pulvigera is a rare and a disappearing species. It is con- 

 fined to dry, rocky situations, and is what may be termed a 

 " hardy" form. While it and E. cordata have doubtless sprung 

 from a common stock, their foci of occurrence (Cox's River, Ac, 

 and Tasmania) have been so long separated that the two forms 

 have acquired characters which possess a certain amount of 

 stability, 



19. E. puLVERULENTAy Sm., and E. nova-anglica, Deane and 



Maiden. 



In these Proceedings, 1901, pp. 547-555, I included E. nova- 

 anglica under E. ^ynlverulenta. I propose to re-examine the 

 position. 



Typical E. 'piolverulenta, the " Argyle Apple," has the fruits in 

 3's and rather coarse, broad thickish foliage, and thick reddish 

 fibrous bark, grey on the outside, and reddish timber. 



Incidentally I may mention, in regard to E. pulverulenta 

 (though the observations are of wider application), that this 

 glaucous species varies in glaucoasness according to the season. 

 Thus specimens collected in the Tumut district (a) by me in 

 August, have scarcely a trace of glaucousness; (6) by Mr. F^oggatt, 

 in October, are more glaucous; and (c) by Mr. Betche, in January, 

 are as glaucous as they can be. 



Typical nova-anglica has the fruits numerous (more than 3's) 

 and smaller than those of ^. pulverulenta. It is common in New 

 England and also in Victoria, being one of two trees (the other 

 being E. GiMinii, var. acervula), formerly named E. Stuartiana, 

 The situation is explained in these Proceedings, 1902, p. 569. 



E. nova-anglica has leaves more commonly lanceolate than E. 

 pulverulenta, but of course lanceolate leaves in typical 2^ulveru- 

 lenta are frequent; the juvenile leaves are not really difierent; 

 bark and timber are identical. 



It has been stated that the fruits of E. pulverulenta are always 

 in 3's. This is not, however, the case. Specimens from T. 

 O'Rourke, Buchan, Gippsland (A. W. Howitt) " Red Stringy- 



