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be found under "Bark" (sicpra, p. 140). It has narrow suckers 

 like normal viminalis. 



At Ben Bullen there is a clump of trees growing in a low-lying 

 situation. The timber, bark, foliage and habit are identical, with 

 the exception that the rough bark of var. pedicellaris is further 

 up the stem than is the case with the viminalis alongside ; it is, 

 of course, multiflowered. The trees are all 2-3 feet in diameter, 

 and as regards the rough bark, it varies from three feet to ten 

 feet up the butt in normal viminalis, and from 12 or 15 feet up 

 to the first fork and even beyond in var. pedicellaris. The most 

 careful examination fails to show any difference in the texture of 

 the rough bark of E. viminalis and its variety pedicellaris. 



Mr. Smith has shown that the leaves of this variety are much 

 richer in eucalyptol than those of the normal form. 



Var. 2. E. viminalis, var. Baeuerleni, var.nov. (s}^. E. 

 Baeuerleni, F.v.M. (Victorian Naturalist, October, 1890K 



This plant is, in our opinion, a large-fruited form of U. vimiyi- 

 alis. The seedling leaves partake of the character of those of 

 normal viminalis. The leaves in no way differ from those of E. 

 viminalis. The operculum shows a peculiar shrunken appear- 

 ance, more often noticed in U. Guiitiii than in E. viminalis. The 

 •calj^x at its junction with the operculum expands to form a rim; 

 this is, however, a character which is but an exaggeration of 

 what is sometimes seen in normal vi^ninalis. The fruits are very 

 large and in threes. We retain the name Baeuerle^ii for this 

 variety. 



Amidst all the variations existing in E viminalis, it seems, 

 perhaps, inexpedient to make an additional variety of the follow- 

 ing, but we draw attention to a very narrow-leaved (nearly linear) 

 form. It includes (1) Clarendon Stuart's No. 129; "bark very 

 smooth and white"; New England; venation well marked; buds 

 pointed; in threes and fours in our specimens^ named viminalis 

 by Bentham. (2) "Silver-top"; bark persistent to 20-30 feet up; 

 smooth bark bluish; Mountain Top, Nimitybelle (W. Bauerlen); 

 flowers in threes. (3) Similar to (2) except that the veins of (3) 

 are less marked; "Manna Gum"; Cathcart (H. Deane). 



