BY HENRY DEANE AND J. H. MAIDEN. 137 



It is identical with the E. ovata, Labill., of European herbaria. 

 Labillardiere's figure is very crude, but the specimens preserved 

 are identical with Mr. Baker's E. camphora, or one of the many 

 forms connecting it with /i'. acervula, Miq., (Mr. Baker's E. 

 paludosa). 



E. viMiNALis, Labill. 



The typical tree is usually called " Manna Gum," but often 

 " White Gum." Peduncles three-flowered. Bark smooth, deci- 

 duous, hanging in strips. Leaves of suckers narrow, opposite, 

 glabrous. The species is, however, very variable, as we will 

 indicate in detail. 



Seedling leaves. — Usually they are narrow, but they vary a good 

 deal in size and texture, becoming almost coriaceous in some 

 specimens As regards the breadth of seedling leaves, we take a 

 few instances almost at random. 



{a) Narrow and broadish; multiflowered. ( Wando Vale, Vic, 

 A. W. Howitt). 



{h) Broadish; in threes. (Sunny Corner, N.S.W., J. L. Boor- 

 man). 



(c) The broadening of the seedling foliage is very common in 

 northern New South Wales, and Mr. L. Rod way informs us that 

 broadish seedling leaves are common in Tasmania in this species 

 also. 



It must, however, be understood by the term "broadish" that 

 it is comparative as regards the usual narrow sucker-leaves of E, 

 viminalis, and that it is far from approximating to broad suckers, 

 i.e., those in which length and breadth tend to become equal. 



Mature leaves. — The strictly opposite character of the seed- 

 ling leaves sometimes extends even to the mature foliage. We 

 have seen leaves taken from the tops X)i trees growing near Mel- 

 bourne by Mr. J. G. Luehmann still strictl}^ opposite. 



In this species width, length, texture and shininess are no 

 absolute criterion, as they all vary. See notes on "buds." The 

 foliage of typical viminalis is precisely similar to that of the 

 multiflowered group. 



