BY J. H. MAIDEN. 515^ 



Also called *' Silver-leaved Ironbark," but not to be confused 

 with E. melanophloia, which is not found in the neighbourhood,, 

 but which is exceedingly abundant near Bingara, Inverell, &c. 



Bark very deeply furrowed and hard, with much less kino in 

 grains throughout the bark than E. sideroxylon, and therefore 

 not a true " Fat-cake Ironbark " like that species. 



Timber deep red in colour, locally esteemed, and apparently a 

 timber of good quality. 



Juvenile leaves nearly orbicular, 3 inches in diameter being the 

 usual dimensions. The leaves are symmetrical and taper rather 

 abruptly into a petiole of about J inch. Texture thick and cori- 

 aceous, dull and even glaucous. Midrib rather prominent, and 

 the intramarginal vein at a considerable distance from the edge. 

 The secondary veins (of which the intramarginal vein is one) 

 numerous, usually about \ inch apart, roughly parallel, but con- 

 verging and finally becoming nearly parallel to the midrib. 



Mature leaves broadly lanceolar, up to a breadth of 2 inches 

 and a length twice as great and rather more. Nearly symmetri- 

 cal, blunt-pointed, tapering at the base into a petiole of about 

 an inch. Coriaceous and rather thick, equally dull on both sides; 

 often glaucous. Intramarginal vein at a considerable distance 

 from the edge. The secondary veins rather prominent and wide 

 apart, and disposed at about an angle of 45° to the midrib. 



Buds. — Operculum conical and of less diameter than the calyx, 

 which tapers much more than does the operculum. The buds 

 often glaucous. 



Flowers axillary, becoming terminal by reduction of the upper 

 leaves. Up to 7 in the head, the common peduncle rather 

 slender and about J inch in length, each flower on a distinct 

 pedicel. Anthers almost quadrangular in shape, opening in 

 pores nearly terminal, which are a little wider in the direction 

 of the broad portion of the anther. Filaments often tinged red 

 and minutely glandular. In full flower in August. 



Fruits pear-shaped, slender, tapering into a distinct pedicel. 

 Diameter, say, \ inch, with a length about twice as great. Dark 

 brown and glossy when fully ripe. They have a marked dark 



