568 THE EUCALYPTS OF PARRAMATTA, 



Eucalyptus Parramaitensis, sp.nov. 



Arbor mediocris, Isevis, 15-30 ped., ramulis angulatis, tereti- 

 busve pendulis; foliis heterophyllaceis, primis vel juvenilibus in 

 petiolum contractis, alternis, 7"-9" longis, IJ" latis, lanceolatis, 

 falcatis; secundis vel maturis alternis, petiolatis, lanceolatis, 

 nonnunquam falcatis, o"-6" longis, concoloribus, subcoriaceis, 

 nonnunquani nitidulis; venis prorainulis, vena media pallida, 

 venis lateralibus nonnibil obliquis, patule ascendentibus, reticu- 

 latis, ante niarginem unitis, vena peripherica a margine nonnibil 

 remota; glandulis oleosis numerosis; pedunculis axillaribus, 4"'-6"' 

 longis, 4-7 floris ; floribus pedicellatis, operculo hemisphaerico, 

 nonnunquam breviter acuminato, 3"'-4"' longo, calycis tubo circa 

 2'" longo; fructu hemisphserico, 3'" lato, inargine rotundo, valvis 

 exsertis. 



A medium-sized tree, 15-30 feet high, as far as seen; branchlets 

 angled or round, drooping, giving the tree a light graceful appear- 

 ance; stem 2-2|^ feet in diameter. Found growing in a flat low- 

 lying situation, on poor clay soil, in company with E. hfcmastoma. 



Z^a6. — Fairfield, Cabramatta, Auburn (C. Hall), Milton (P. T. 

 Baker), all in New South Wales. 



Bark smooth, whitish or greyish, stripping off in flakes in the 

 autumn, intermediate between the barks of F. hrfmasfoma and 

 £J. punctata, but without the insect-markings of the former. 



Leaves heterophyllaceous. 



Seedling leaves. — Cotyledons very small, obtusely triangular, 

 sometimes slightly einarginate ; first pairs of leaves linear or 

 narrow-lanceolate, obtuse, opposite, decussate, petiolate. 



Primary or juvenile leaves large, up to 7 or 9 inches long and 

 over an inch broad, petiolate, lanceolate, falcate. Secondary or 

 mature leaves lanceolate, sometimes falcate, but smaller than the 

 primary leaves, a uniform dark green colour on both sides, sub- 

 coriaceous sometimes shining; venation moderately well-marked, 

 the reticulations giving a roughish surface; lateral veins oblique, 

 fairly distant, and having a looping arrangement with the mar- 

 ginal vein, which is clearly defined and fairly removed from the 

 edge; oil-glands numerous. 



