362 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION D. 
The following notes refer to H. hypericifolia, R. Br., which 
belongs, in my opinion, to #. Risdoni, Hook. f 
E. hypericifolia, R. Br., which is in Index Kewensis 
referred to as ‘‘ ex Benth., B. Fl. ini. 203.” 
The reference is as follows :—— 
“EB. amygdalina, var. (1) hypericifolia, Benth.—Leaves. 
of the fruiting branches all opposite, oblong-lanceolate, 
rounded or cordate at the base, and sessile or nearly so. 
Risdon Cove, R. Brown. F#. hypericifolia, R. Br. Herb.— 
The specimens are larger and good, but in fruit only. 
To this form may belong also some of the garden plants. 
described from the foliage under the same name.” (B. FI. 
ili. 203). 
In a letter to me Mr. Rodway speaks thus of var. 
hypericifolia :—“< Fruit rather smaller than in var. nitida 
These, with H. Risdoni and E. Risdon, var. elata, form a 
quite ‘uninterrupted series.’ 
This is another form intermediate between /. amy gda- 
lina and Risdon. Its affinity to #. Risdoni, var. elata, is 
obvious and close. 
The #. hypericifolia, Dumont, described as follows, 
from leaf specimens only, is ‘“‘ very doubtful.” (B. Fl. i. 
200. 
tf may be convenient to draw attention to Dumont’s 
imperfect descriptions at this place, especially as he says 
his plant is the #. hypericifolia of English gardens. With 
the aid of Kew, I have been successful in obtaining 
Dumont’s original description, which is instructive, as 
showing how Eucalypts were described in the seit! days. 
I have not been able to see the type :— 
“ Bucalyptus hypericifoliia, Dum.-Cours., Bot. Cult. 
ed. 2,-vu 
“E. a feuilles de millepertuis, 2. hypericifolia, Hort. 
angl. 
“Cette espeéce ne me semble former qu’ un arbrisseau. 
Ses rameaux sont trés menus et n’ont guere, surtout vers 
leur sommet, que la grosseur d’un fil. Feuilles opposées, 
lancéolées, oblongues, pointues, trés-entiéres, glabres, d’un 
beau vert en-dessus, un peu glauques en-dessous, de 4 
centimétres de longueur, et de 4 4 5 millimetres de largeur. 
Lieu. id. [La nouvelle-Hollande]. Toujours vert.” 
Then comes Link’s briefer description : — 
“ B. Folia guniora opposita adultiora. 
“228, £. hypericifolia. _Dumont-Cours., Botan. Cult., 
7212, Hab. in Australia, Fol. pet. 6//, 1. lam. 6/, Iga. 1/ 67’, 
