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AFFINITY. 



1. With E. cinerea F.v.M. 



But E. nova-anglica has — 



(a) Flowers in more than threes; 



(&) Mature leaves always lanceolate, i.e., it never flowers in the broad-leaved stage; 



(c) The peduncles are usually not in pairs in the axils as in the normal form (and 

 in var. muUiflora). 



E. cinerea has a reddish timber, of very little value, and a reddish fibrous, friable 

 bark, whilst E. nova-anglica has a paler-coloured timber and a more flaky bark. 



The seedlings of the two species are much alike. 



