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2.— ON EUCALYPTUS STUARTIANA, F.v.M. 

 By J. H. Maiden, Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 



This is but one of many species of Eucalyptus in regard to 

 which there has been much confusion in the synonj'my. I have 

 shown under E, j^ul'^'i^^ulenta the confusion of E. Stuartiana with 

 that species, and under E. Gunnii I will make further allusion 

 to the confusion of E. Stuartiana with that species also. It 

 would perhaps be an advantage if the name of E. Stuartiana, 

 F.v.M., could be removed from the list of Eucalypts, but such a 

 step would be impossible; and the wisest course seems to me to 

 restrict it to the widely diffused "Apple"' of New South Wales 

 and Northern Victoria. I emphasise the remarks made by Mr. 

 Deane and myself on E. -S'^war^i'ana (these Proceedings, xxiv. 628). 



It seems to be an unnecessary addition to an already over- 

 burdened literature to again describe the species; the descriptions 

 in B.Fl. iii. 243 (modified as to the bark, which is of a '' Box " 

 character, thickish, whitish, and often zigzagged or wrinkled on 

 the outside); in the Eucalyptographia, and of Mr. Baker (under 

 E. Bridgesiana), are adequate. 



Amongst those forms labelled " ^. Sttcartiana, F.v.M." by 

 Mueller this is jDrobably the most widely diffused, it was so named 

 by Mueller more frequently than any other form, and adoption of 

 the name would involve a mininum of disturbance of botanical 

 nomenclature. I have again referred to the matter under E. 

 Gunnii, Hook, f., var. acervula, Deane and Maiden. 



Its commonest name in New South Wales and North-eastern 

 Victoria is "Apple," but it must not be confused with Ango2yhora, 

 It is the "But But" of Gippsland, as pointed out by Mr. Howitt, 

 a designation that separates it from E. pulverulenta. It is 

 perhaps the "Woolly Gum" of Berrima (Macarthur in N.S.W. 

 Exhib. Cat. Paris 1855, London 1862). 



