EUCALYPTUS. 203 



Hat per) , the foliage nearly white or yellowish in the single small speci- 

 men seen. Leaves nearly orbicular, very obtuse, under 2 in. diameter, 

 very thick and smooth, the veins irregular and distant but scarcely con- 

 spicuous. Peduncle axillary, terete, not ]/* in. long, with the scars of 5 

 flowers. Pedicels short and terete. Calyx-tube broadly hemispherical, 

 smooth, about y 2 in. diameter. Operculum thick, conical, nearly twice 

 as long as the calyx-tube. Stamens very numerous, inflected in the bud; 

 anthers ovate, with distinct parallel cells. Disk narrow round the coni- 

 cal summit of the ovary, which protrudes 3 or 4 lines above the border 

 of the calyx, tapering into the short thick style. Fruit unknown. 



W. Australia. Granite hills in the interior to the north of Swan 

 river, C. Harper. Although evidently allied to E. Drummondi, this ap- 

 pears to be specifically distinct both in the leaves and the parts of the 

 flowers. 



83. E. leptopoda, Benth. Branchlets slender. Leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, often above 4 in. long, not very thick but the veins 

 inconspicuous. Peduncles axillary or lateral, slender, terete or slightly 

 flattened, bearing each a loose umbel of 10 to 15 small flowers on slender 

 pedicels much longer than the buds. Calyx-tube broadly turbinate or 

 almost hemispherical, about i l / 2 lines diameter. Operculum conical, 

 from a little shorter to a litttle longer than the calyx tube and not so 

 broad. Stamens inflected in the bud, flexuose, not 2 lines long; anthers 

 ovate or almost globose, with parallel distinct cells. Fruit depressed- 

 globular, nearly 3 lines diameter, the rim broad, flat or slightly convex^ 

 the capsule not sunk, the valves protruding when open. 



W. Australia, Drummond, 5th Coll. Suppl. n. jj and 36, also n. 151 

 and 1 88 of other sets. 



In the specimens n. 188 the buds are rather larger than in the others, 

 the peduncles and pedicels shorter and the fruits smaller, scarcely 2 lines 

 diameter, with long prominent points to the valves. 



84. E. cinerea, F. Muell. Herb. A moderate-sized tree, with a 

 whitish-brown persistent bark, somewhat fibrous, the foliage more or less 

 glaucous or mealy white. Leaves opposite, sessile, cordate, ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, mostly 2 to 4 in. long. Peduncles 

 axillary or in short terminal corymbs, terete or nearly so, each with 3 to 

 7 pedicellate flowers. Calyx broadly turbinate, about 2 lines diameter, 

 or rather more. Operculum conical, shorter than the calyx- tube. Sta- 

 mens 2 to 3 lines long, inflected in the bud; anthers small but ovate, with 

 distinct parallel cells. Ovary convex in the centre. Fruit semiglobose 

 or subglobose-truncate, about 3 lines diameter, often slightly contracted 

 at the orifice, the rim thin, the capsule very slightly sunk but the valves 

 protruding. 



N. S. Wales. Lachlan river, near Bathurst, A. Cunningham ; also 

 Lake George, Herb. F. Mueller. 



