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(E . piperita. Sm.) to both of which the Yertchvik (E. Gonsideneana) 



is closely related and possibly a hybrid of these two species. The 



sucker leaves of the Yertchuk are of a rather strong peppermint 



odour and often of silvery appearance. The young branchlets and 

 seedling stems are angular. 



Fig. 56. — The Grampians Gum (Eucalyptus alpina, Lindley). 



The flower clusters have numerous buds, with the typical form of 

 the l^J'arrow-leaved Peppermint (E. amygdallna), to which also the shape 

 of the bud and the depressed lid belong, which, however, in the Yert- 

 chuk is sometimes pointed. 



The fruits are generally pear-shaped, often nearly conical, rather 

 more than :|-inch in diameter. The rim of the fruit broad, smooth, 



