316 ON SOME NEW SPECIES OP EUCALYPTUS, 



at other times smooth nearlyhalf-waydown. The persistent hark is 

 rougher and more furrowed, in the larger trees making a slight 

 approach to the Ironbarks. In the cross-cut it is red or brown, 

 quite different from E. viridis, R.T.B., and the buds, flowers, 

 and fruit are totally different. I cannot make it agree with any of 

 the Parallelantherfe, to which section it appears to belong, } r et from 

 its peculiar highly domed fruit one would think it might be easily 

 placed if it is a known species. It grows on dry stony hills, 

 extending somewhat more to the foot of the hills. It gives a 

 plentiful supply of leaves, especially as the clusters would not be 

 destroyed and would always grow up again. The umbels are 

 3-7-flowered, but there appears to be a tendency to 3-flowered 

 umbels. This Mallee is also called "Black Mallee," as well as 

 "Cabbage Mallee," the latter said to refer to the soft wood. 



Eucalyptus viridis, sp.nov. 

 " Green Mallee," " Ked Mallee," " Brown Mallee." 



(Plate xix.) 

 E. gracilis, F.v.M., Eucalyptographia, Dec. iii. (partim). 



A Mallee of dense growth, the stems usually 2-3 inches in 

 diameter, though occasional^ measuring 20 feet in height, but 

 rarely growing into tree-size. Bark smooth, or only rough at the 

 base of the larger trees. 



Sucker leaves constantly much narrower than normal leaves. 

 Leaves erect, narrow-lanceolate to almost linear, under G inches 

 long, mostly 2-4, obtuse or acute; petiole short; colour rich green, 

 but lustreless on both sides; venation obscured, lateral veins 

 spreading, intramarginal vein not far removed from the edge. 



Flowers 7-10, on axillary peduncles. Buds 4 to 6 lines long. 

 Calyx under 2 lines in diameter, pyriform, operculum hemispheri- 

 cal, very shortly acuminate. 



Ovary flat-topped Stamens all fertile. Anthers adnate to and 

 circumventing a very pronounced connective which is supported 

 at the base by the thickened end of the filament, opening by 

 lateral pores. 



