542 GREY GUM OF THE NORTH COAST DISTRICTS, 



process is indefinitely repeated. The bark closely resembles, and 

 is perhaps not to be distinguished from, that of E. jntnctata. 



Timber. — Dark coloured, and so closely resembling Red Iron- 

 bark (E. siderophloia ) that care is required to distinguish the two 

 timbers. Inclined to have rings or "scabs" of kino, which 

 diminishes the demand for it for sawn stuff. Very durable in or 

 out of the ground, but its tensile strength inferior to that of the 

 Ironbark already referred to. 



Seedling leaves. — More broadly lanceolate, and with the 

 marginal vein more distant from the edge, than in the case of the 

 mature leaves. At first opposite. 



Mature leaves. — Narrow lanceolate and very uniform. Average 

 length 4-5 inches, breadth | inch. Veins not prominent, lateral 

 veins nearly parallel; marginal vein on or very close to the edge 

 of the leaf as a very general rule. Edge usually slightly recurved. 



Peduncles flattened. 



Calyx-tube hemispherical, and longer than the operculum. 

 Sometimes with the angles of the flattened pedicel decurrent. 



Floivers in a marked manner pedicellate; usually in tens, but 

 the umbels containing as few as five flowers. 



Operculum hemispherical in general outline, but with a low 

 pointed apex. 



Stamens inflexed before expansion, the anthers opening by 

 parallel slits, and all fertile. 



Fruit very uniform in size, about 2 J lines broad by li lines 

 deep. Usually 4-celled. Occasionally 3-celled; 5-celled not seen 

 at present. The rim usually shows two sharp edges, with the 

 intervening space concave. The valves are well exserted. 



The fruits, as regards the rim and general contour, considerably 

 resemble those of the smaller forms of E. resinifera, more so than 

 those of E. punctata. 



Affinities. — The affinities of E. projnnqita are with E. saligna 

 and E. jyanctata, contiguous species in Baron von Mueller's Census. 



