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country species, it is not found towards the eastern edge of the 

 Blue Mountains. 



6. E. EUGENioiDES, Sieb. 



One of the commonest species of the Blue Mountains, being 

 found practically all over the range. It is the commonest 

 Stringy bark. 



7. E. EUGENioiDEvS, Sicb., var. nana, Deane and Maiden. 



Common on exposed situations, King's Tableland, Wentworth 

 Falls. 



8. E. CAPITELLATA, Sm. 



We now draw attention toa Eucalypt from the Blue Mountains 

 which has almost invariably gone under the name of E. capi- 

 tellata^ Sm., but which is worthy of special remark. We will 

 proceed to describe it'. 



Bavk. — Not a perfect Stringy bark as compared, e.g., with 

 macrorrhyncha, which is more fibrous. The more fibrous bark is 

 yellowish; close to the wood it is white. Has clean limbs, at 

 times slightly ribbony. 



Reference to the bark being not a typical Stringybark is borne 

 out by the Mt. Wilson name, which is Messmate. At Blackheath, 

 some years ago, Mr. H. Deane called it a peppermint bark, and 

 suggested hybridism. On a specimen from Jenolan Caves, the 

 collector ( W. F. Blakeley) has a note : — " Bark on the lower por- 

 tion of stem light reddish-brown ifi colour, resembling Stringy- 

 bark. Upper portion grey. Branches yellowish-green." 



Tiinher brownish. 



Juvenile leaves. — The margins undulate and with a reddish 

 rim when fresh. The leaves roughish, particularly on the lower 

 side,. owing to the presence of stellate hairs, which are also on 

 the edges of the leaves and on the twigs. 



In the intermediate stage they are E^ige'niaAike and shining on 

 both sides, only very slightly darker on the upper side. 



The branchlets are brittle and appear to be much less fibrous 

 than those of E. mgenioides in the vicinity. 



Mature leaves resemble those of typical E. capitellata. 

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