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as variants of other Stringybarks. Wc require furtlier observations (although nnich 

 collecting has been already done) for they furnish additional evidence of the truth of 

 the Preliminary Note attached to Part VIII. There can be no harm in making a pause. 



Juvenile leaves on the whole narrowish, but not representative, some leading 

 to broadish; undulate; buds rounded, stellate. Yarrowitch (J.II.M.). "Tall trees; 

 the principal timber of the district. Juvenile foliage on the narrow side. Buds rather 

 large, bursting into flower, opercula conoid." Yarrowitch (J. L. Boorman). 



Buds stellate, or nearly so, brownish; fruits small, capitate, Tia, via Walcha 

 (J.H.M.). Figured at I8a~d, Plate 40, as E. eugenioides. (See also p. 238, Part VIII), 

 with broad sucker leaves, but evidently a form of the present series. Tia River 

 (E. Betche). Very like the preceding, except valves a little more exsert. Walcha (J. F. 

 Campbell). Buds brownish; fruits smallish, hemispherical, slightly exsert. 



Then we come to three specimens, A., B., C, collected by the late Dr. A. W. 

 Hewitt from the Armidale district : — 



A. Armidale district. 



B. Between Chandler and Styx Rivers. Bark stringy to smaller limbs and 



branches. Up to 50 feet. 



C. Styx River. A Stringybark tree, tall, 60-70 feet. 



Some of A. W. Howitt's Armidale specimens are figured under £'. eugenioides at 

 figs, la-d, Plate 39, and they are identical with J. L. Boorman's Stanthorpe (Q.) 

 specimens figured at 2a-d of the same Plate. The Armidale specimens are referred to 

 as intermediate between E. Muelleriana and E. eugenioides at p. 219 of Part VIII. 

 I have other specimens broader than the juvenile leaves figured. They are alike, and 

 belong to the northern Stringybark. Nor can anyone contemplating them doubt 

 their relations to {e.g.), the Osier's. Creek, Victoria, tree figured at 2a-c, Plate 38, nor the 

 Mount Lofty (S.A.) specimens figured at Ib-f oi Plate 38, both now placed by me under 

 E. Blaxlandi. The seedling or sucker leaves are narrow to broadish, some are nearly 

 glabrous, slightly hairy and undulate, the buds stellate, the fruits sessile to pedicellate, 

 nearly hemispherical, but variable. 



Another specimen, Armidale (J.H.M.), the common Stringybark of the district, 

 and figured at figs. 1 and 2 of Plate 39, would well stand for it. 



State Forest No. 322, Ph. Mackenzie, Co. Hardinge, Armidale district ( Forestry 

 Commission, 1918). Same as preceding, with fruits becoming a little more pilular. 



Then we have round, plump buds, getting pedicellate, fruits pear-shaped to hemi- 

 sperical, e.g., Rampsbeck, 30 miles north-east of Armidale (J. F. Campbell). This is 

 another specimen entered as E. Muelleriana, but showing transit to E. eugenioides. 



Then we come to Lawrence, Clarence River (J. V; de Coque). Figured imder 

 21a, b, Plate 40, as E. eugenioides. 



Drake (E. C. Andrews). Fruits with well exserted valves. Figured at fig. 19, 

 Plate 40, as U. etigenioides, and considered to show transit to E. Iludleriana . 

 Drake (A. Hagman), with sunk valves, apparently not as fully developed as the 

 preceding. Figiu'ed at fig. 20 &sE. eugenioides. 



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