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Mature leaves witli a twisted petiole of about 2 cm., lanceolate, often somewhat falcate, often 

 10-15 cm. long by 2-5 cm. broad, equally green on both sides, coriaceous, venation not prominent, 

 penniveined, margin thickened and intramarginal vein distinctly removed from the edge. 



Flowers. — Inflorescence paniculate. Buds somewhat angular, the opercula bluntly conical, the 

 calyx tapering gradually into a short pedicel, the common peduncle thin and angular. Flowers 5 to 7 in 

 the bead. Anthers terminal-pored. 



Fruits. — Sub-cj'lindrical or conoid, alumt '75 cm. long, tapei-ing into a short pedicel. Valves 

 well sunk, the rim thin and often cracked. 



Mr. Walter Gill, Conservator of Forests, Adelaide, says that in South 

 Australia, this tree goes under the names of " Scrub Gum," " Hill Gum," " Sand 

 Gum," " rink Gum," and that he prefers the last name. It is the " White Gum" 

 or " Dwarf White Gum " of Behr and manv others. 



SYNONYM. 



, E. paniculata, Sm, ; var. fascieidosa, Benth. 



" Flowers rather smaller than B. paniculalaf Oj)ercuIum usually short." 

 (B.Fl. iii, 212.) 



The following description of a plant from Bethany, South Australia, by 

 Schlechtendal, referred by him to E. paniculata belongs to JE.fasciculosa : — 



1)^0. Eucalyptus panicidala, Smith, DC. Prodr., Ill, p. 220, n. 33 (?). Specimen Sieberianum in pi. 

 Nov. Hell. exs. n., 468, sub nomine E. terminalis editum, quod E. jjaniculaUe proximum videtur, a nostra 

 quoque specie baud longe .... p. 659, distat qure differre videtur : ramulis foliisque gracilioribus, 

 floribus pavdlo minoribus, alabastro magis glohoso, nee angulis 4 elevatis e pedicello orientibus notato, 

 extus magis rugoloso (an exsiccatione ?), operculo depressiore, acutiusculo quidem, staminibus longioribus 

 (in planta Sielieriana flores pauei jam aperti) calycis tubo deliorato campanulato. Folia vjriabilia 2-5^ 

 poll, longa, 4-7 lin.,lata alia valde elongata angustata, alia lanceolata latiora, longius breviusve petiolata, 

 petiolo ad | poll, interdum longo, utrinque attenuata, margine crassiusculo, venis et nervo niarginali ex 

 lis orto leviter prominulis. Inflorescentia ex umbellulis trifloris cymose composita quasi terminalis. 

 Alfibastra 3 lin. longa. Stamina 4 lin. longa, stylis iis dimidior brevior stigmate orbicular! depresso 

 convexo. 



Am Oebirge bei Bethanien, November. (Schlechl., in Linnea, xx, 658.) 



RANGE. 



This species appears to be resti'icted to South Australia and Kangaroo Island. 



South Australia, Lofty, Bugle, and other ranges along St. Vincent's Gulf (F. Mueller). Banks of 

 the Three- Well River [on Kangaroo Islanfl.— J.H.M.] (Waterhouse) ; White Gum (15elii). B.Fl. iii, 212. 



The following localities are given by Mueller in tlie " Eucalyptographia " for 

 E. paniculata, var. fasciculosa. 



On dry, particularly sandy ridges, and also on stony ranges near the Murray River and St. Vincent's 

 fiulf (Mueller), at ^Lacepede Bay (Babbage), and some intermediate places, also in Kangaroo Island 

 (Waterhouse). 



