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•cliaracter it shares with E. hemiphloia, var. microcarjid, 

 Maiden. The inclusion of E. Woolhiana in this variety 

 (Trans. R.S., S.A., 1902, p. 11) is perhaps erroneous. Cer- 

 tainly it is very close to hemiphloia yar. microcarpa, and some 

 botanists may consider it to be nearer tO' that species than to 

 E. odorata, New South Wales. 



1. "Mallee Box." Has a thin, tall trunk with a Box 

 bark, ribbony at the branches, which issue at a good height 

 from the ground. It grows amongst other Mallees in dry, 

 stony situations. Mount Boppy, near Cobar (J. L. Boor- 

 man). Has very small fruits. 



2. Girilambone to Condobolin (W. Baeuerlen), suckers of 

 mod'erate width, broader than those of Narrabri (No. 10). 



3. Condobolin (W. Baeuerlen), with coarser foliage and 

 fruits than described, but with specimens typical for E. 

 Woolhiana, R. T. Baker. 



3a. a specimen of the timber of E. Woolhiana from 

 Nyngan, sent to me by Mr. Baker, is identical with that of 

 .E. odorata, grown in South Australia. 



4. "Coolibah," Murrumbidgerie, C W. Railway (A. 

 Murphy). The timber is almost as brown as No. 3a, or per- 

 haps a shade redder. 



5. ''White Box." Forbes to Eugowra (R. H. Cambage). 



6. '"Narrow leaved Box." On th'e plains near Baradine 

 (W. Forsyth). 



7. "Large scrub or small tree," 18 miles from Dubbo (W. 

 Forsyth). 



8. "Box." Minor© (J. L. Boorman). 



9. Castlereagh River (Rev. Dr. Wo oils) labelled "E. 

 largiflorens,'' by Mueller. 



10. "Box," Narrabri, where it is common (J. H. Maiden). 

 Narrow lanceolate suckers. 



11. "Narrow leaved Box," Moree (W. S. Campbell). 



AFFINITIES. 



(a) With E. hicolor, A. Ctmn. 



I am of opinion that E. odorata is closely related to E. 

 hicolor, so much so that in districts far removed from the type 

 of either they run into one another and partake of the char- 

 acters of both. This is the case with Queensland, specimens 

 in particular. Some of the narrow-leaved small fruited forms 

 of odorata resemble those of E. hicolor sb good deal, but can 

 usually be distinguished by the bright sap green of the former 

 and the dull green, almost greenish white, of th'e latter. E. 

 ■ odorata has a hard scaly or Peppermint bark, that of E. 



