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Hojjetoun, formevly known as Mary Ann Harbour. It is on the South Coast, 

 between Albany and Esperance (J.H.M.). 



Nine miles west of Bulla])ullins^ (which is itself 18 miles west of Coolgardie). 

 (W. V. Fitzgerald.) 



Limestone, near Fremantle (Cecil Andi-ews). Limestone Hills, Fremautle 

 (W. V. Fitzgerald). I have discussed this Fremantle form below, page 182. 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. goniantha, Turcz. 



The similarity as regards the corrugation of the calyx-tubes of the buds is 

 obvious, Init the opercula of E. falcata very rarely indeed show any trace of corru- 

 gation. The fruits of E. goniantha ^ve still unknown. The anthers of E. goniantha 

 are closer allied to E. oleosa and E. falcata than to E. incrassata. I will refer to the 

 matter when dealing with E. goniantha in Part XVI. 



2. With E. oleosa, F.v.M. 



E. falcata and E. oleosa undoubtedly have close relations, and they seem to 

 connect through the var. longicornis of the latter. I have briefly referred to the 

 matter at page 175. 



3. W^ith E. uncinata, Turcz. 



Comparison of Plate 62, Part XIV, and Plate 68, of the present Part, shows 

 that the affinities between the two species are neither numerous nor close. But in 

 one point they are similar, and that is they are two of the few species which have a 

 kink in the filament of the stamens. 



4. Witli E. concolor, Schauer {ante, this page, also Part XIV, p. 1.54). 



I have referred to certain small trees at Fremantle which a])pear to have been 

 confused with that species, and on that occasion I announced that they belonged to 

 E. falcata, which is a new locality for the species. The buds and fruits, while 

 distinctly ribbed in some specimens, are not typical for the species, and may be 

 included in my variety ecostata. 



The flowers and fruits of the Fremantle specimens are almost sessile, the 

 pedicels and peduncles being alike short, but a similar shortening is sometimes 

 observable in E. falcata. The peduncles are strap-shaped in E. concolor. Perhaps 

 because of the kink in the filament, they have been distributed as E. uncinata, but 

 this character is now known to be pr(isent in a few other species. The style is more 

 persistent than in E. concolor, w^hile the subulate tips of the valves are shorter in 

 E. concolor, and perhaps also a little broader. 



