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bark with whitish blue leaf; grows on swampy ground," are in 

 every respect similar to typical E. pulverulenta, except that the 

 flowers are in more than 3's. 



The same remarks apply to Mr. Howitt's specimens from Moe, 

 Gippsland, with flowers up to 8 in the head. Some of the speci- 

 mens have the normal pulverulenta foliage, while others are 

 lanceolate. So that, while I would like to accept the simple 

 arrangement of looking upon E. pulverulenta as with flowers in 

 3's, and E. nova-anglica as with flowers in more than 3's, speci- 

 mens like these aggravatingly break down such classification. 



Then take the specimens from Beechworth, Vic. (Falck), quoted 

 also in my former paper. This tree has thick reddish fibrous 

 bark; the leaves are all lanceolar, and the flowers are in 3's. 



Then again we have — " Small tree, with a bark like the 

 Mahogany [e.g., soft, red, and fibrous, J.H.M.) thirt}'- feet high 

 and a foot in diameter, grows in swampy heathy flats between 

 Narrabarba and Eden and Cape Howe. Wood dark red " (J. S. 

 Allan). These have flowers in more than 3's, but otherwise I 

 cannot tell the difference from the Beechworth specimens. 



I have only referred to a small number of the ver}'- abundant 

 specimens in the National Herbarium, but, having again review^ed 

 the evidence with an open mind, I think that my view of look- 

 ing upon E. pulverulenta and E. nova-anglica as one species is a 

 correct one. I have tried to separate them, and these inter- 

 mediate specimens persist in spoiling such an arrangement. At 

 the same time I cannot find fault with those who cling to the 

 desire to keep the species apart. I will, indeed, seek for further 

 evidence to keep them apart. 



20. E. ACACi^FORMis, Deaue and Maiden. 



The bark and timber are similar to those of E. nova-anglica. 

 I cannot indicate any difference between them. The species 

 grows amongst E. nova-anglica\ and the aflinities of the two 

 species are closer than between E. acacicp/ormis and E. Stuartiana, 

 F.v.M. 



