BY K. H. CAM BAG E. '^'67 



2J inches long, often opposite, the tips usually hooked. Biuls 

 sessile, small, the operculum conical to obtuse, shorter than the 

 calyx-tube, peduncles axillary, flattened, often opposite, about I 

 line long. FLowsrs five or six in umbel, rarely seven. Anthers 

 versatile, of medium size, the cells nearl}^ parallel, rather broader 

 at the base, small gland. Fruits globular-truncate, rarely exceed- 

 ing 2 lines in diameter, sometimes slightly contracted at the 

 orifice, valves not exserted. Bark smooth, dull gi"ay to lead 

 colour. Titnher pale pink, soft and rather brittle. 



Hah. — Flat land near the head of Kybean River. 



Its affinities are with E. acaciceforinis Deane and Maiden, E. 

 stellulata Sieb , E. agyregata Deane and Maiden, and E. engeni- 

 oides Sieb., var. nana Deane and Maiden. 



It differs from both E. acaciceformis and E. agyregata in the 

 bark, which is fibrous, while that of E. parvifolia is smooth. 

 The leaves of the former two soon become alternate, while many 

 of those of the latter remain opposite, even when the trees are 

 full-grown, or much longer than is usual with the great majority 

 of Eucalypts. 



It is of interest to note that E. aggregata is associated with E. 

 stellulata from the Lithgow-Orange district in the north, to the 

 upper part of the Shoalhaveu River in the south, between Braid- 

 wood and Coonia, but has not been recorded from Monaro. On 

 the Upper Kybean, however, E. jjarvifjlia appears to take the 

 place of E. aggregata, with which it has considerable affinities, 

 and occurs in similar situations to E. stelullata. 



E. parvifolia resembles E. stellulata in bark (partly), fruits and 

 habit, but differs absolutely in foliage, both as regards venation 

 and disposition. 



It resembles E. eugenioides var. nana in the shape of the 

 juvenile foliage and fruits, but differs in bark, timber, anthers, 

 and mature foliage. 



The retention of a very large proportion of the small oppositely 

 arranged leaves on mature trees is one of the most striking 

 characteristics of 'this new species, hence the specific name, 

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