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of fruit nearly hemispheric ; border broad, convex, 

 emersed; valves short. "Common Victorian Stringy- 

 bark-tree." E. macrorrhyncha. 



Fruit-valves wholly enclosed or slightly exserted ... 1093 



1093. Fruit truncate-globular, its border depressed. 



Finally very tall ; bark very fibrous, persistent on stem and 

 main-branches ; leaves from elongate- to broad-lanceolar, 

 shining and dark -green on both sides, inequilateral 

 towards the base, much transparently dotted ; lateral 

 venules subtle, moderately spreading ; umbels mostly 

 solitary ; lid generally semiovate ; anthers cordate-renate ; 

 fruit comparatively small ; valves very short ; young 

 seedlings rough from very short somewhat tufted hairlets. 

 One of the " Stringy bark-trees. " E. eugenioides. 



Fruit truncate-ovate, its border compressed. 



Finally tall ; bark fibrous, persistent on stem and main- 

 branches; leaves from narrow- to rather elongate-lanceolar, 

 somewhat unilaterally curved, less shining beneath, much 

 transparently dotted ; secondary venules subtle ; umbels 

 mostly solitary, on slender stalks; lid broad-conical, acute; 

 anthers renate ; fruit comparatively small ; valves very 

 short ; young seedlings rough from very short somewhat 

 tufted hairlets. " Peppermint-Stringybark-tree." 



E. piperita. 



1094. Calyx granular-rough 1095 



Calyx almost or quite smooth ... ... ... 1096 



1095. Leaves broad, conspicuously curved, very inequilateral 



towards the base. 



Finally 'very tall ; bark fibrous, persistent on stem and main- 

 branches ; leaves quite firm, from elongate- to broad- 

 lanceolar, shining and equally green on both sides ; 

 secondary venules prominent ; umbels mostly solitary, 

 on slender stalks ; lid hemispheric ; anthers renate ; fruit 

 truncate-ovate, its border compressed ; valves totally 

 enclosed. ' ' Messmate-Stringybark-tree. " 



E. obliqua. 





 Leaves narrow, slightly curved, almost equilateral. 



Shrubby or dwarf-arborescent ; leaves from broad-linear to 

 narrow-lanceolar ; umbels mostly solitary ; lid nearly 

 hemispherical ; anthers renate ; fruit truncate-ovate, its 

 border compressed ; valves enclosed. E. stricta. 



