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inserted on a petiole" (Mt. York and near Vale of Clwydd). Again, under date 

 15tli Aii-nsi. IM7, nearing Bathurst from the west, he says, "The E. perfoliate of 

 the Vale of Clwydd is very common." 



Variety grossa, var. nov. 

 Notwithstanding my previous experience with var. parviflora, the following 

 form, proposed to he named grossa because of its very large juvenile foliage and 

 larger fruits, seems to be worthy of record. With nearly normal Stuartiana all 

 round, it still seemed distinct, and the following notes were made by me in front of 

 it in June, 1906, when it was collected by Mr. J. L. Boorman and myself. 



It occurs, say, i miles from Hanging R,ock (on the Nundle Road), and by the 



side of the faint track along the top of the ridge. 



A poor tree of 1 foot in diameter, scaly box-like (Stuartiana-lrke) bark, with 

 smoothish or rather ribbony branches. 



It goes up to a stem, but the erect stems have been destroyed by fire, leaving 

 pendulous and even nearly horizontal branches. 



Timber white, gum-veined, brittle, apparently quite like Stuartiana. 

 Juvenile leaves broad, nearly orbicular, some glaucous. Also leaves in the inter- 

 mediate (lanceolate) stage, still opposite and bearing buds in the axils. 



Leaves (mature) pendulous, shiny, thickish. Fruits conoid. 



The following appear to belong to this form : — 



1. Peppermint, Nundle P. R. 1541, Parish of Nundle, Comity Parry, 10 feet. 



Rough bark to top (M. H. Simon). 



2. Peppermint. Tree of 30 feet, 2 feet diameter, crooked, growing in swampy 



soil, and regarded as useless. Parish Royinn, County Parry (E. H. F. Swain) 



3. White Peppermint. Walchaand Walcha Road, trees with a persistent semi- 



fibrous bark (J. F. Campbell). 



RANGE. 



The species occurs from north-eastern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland. 

 In New South "Wales it extends along the tablelands from end to end of the State. 



Some of the localities u'iven in the " Flora Australiensis " and " Kucalypto- 

 graphia," belong to other species, as has already been indicated. 



Victoria. 



The following six Gippsland localities arc by the late Dr. A. \V. I low it I . who 

 kindly favoured me with specimens. They are all his " Apple-tree or Hut Hut " :— 



Castle Burn Creek, Crooked River Road; Stratford; Toongabbie; Lily's 

 Leaf; Four Mile Creek, Port Road; and Dargo. 



