200 NOTES ON THE EUCALYPTS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, 



Fruits in umbels of up to six or eight in the head; the peduncle 

 say I inch long, and the pedicels short, but distinct. The indi- 

 vidual fruits somewhat pear-shaped, about a quarter of an inch in 

 diameter, the rim somewhat domed, and the valves a little 

 exserted. 



Bark. — A ribbony gum. For the bottom three feet black, 

 scaly; the rest of the tree smooth-barked, thin and ribbony. 



Thnher pale-coloured, full of gum veins and very inferior. 



Affinities. — We have no doubt that this tree is closely allied to 

 E. stricta, Sieb., or that F. stricta is a parent. Its foliage and 

 buds resemble those of F. stricta; its bark in the upper part 

 resembles that of F. stricta, while where it is toning off from the 

 lower it reminds one of that of F. j^iperita, 8m. Its fruits differ 

 from those of both species, while both have sunken ^•alves as a 

 rule. The fruits, as regards their domed shape, remind one of 

 those of F. Guniiii, Hook, f., var. maculosa, somewhat. 



It is expected that juvenile foliage will throw light upon its 

 affinities, and until these are available it is desirable to reserve 

 judgment. 



On the Medlow Road, left hand side, a few hundred yards 

 from last house at Blackheath. 



B — Forms a small clump of about 10 saplings, perhaps from 

 the same root. They are 10 feet high, and the stems are 2-2 J 

 inches in diameter. Very strict in habit. 



Juvenile leaves narrow-lanceolate, broadening while still in the 

 opposite stage, decussate, apex rather blunt, petiole very short, 

 almost stem-clasping. These leaves certainly remind one of those 

 of E. stricta, Sieb. 



Mature leaves lanceolate or narrow-lanceolate, thick, in most 

 specimens the venation not prominent, the few veins seen spread- 

 in<^ from the base. They bear some resemblance to those of 

 Sieber's Fl. Nov. Holl. No. 472 (type of F. stricta, Sieb.). 



Buds rather clavate. Operculum nearly conical and red. 



Flowers nearly capitate, and up to 18 in the head. 



