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RANGE. 



Typical Form. 



Extending into Queensland on the north and to Twofold Bay on the south, from 

 the coast iip the slopes and spurs of the Dividing Range to the Tahle-land, hut 

 apparently not found more than 100 miles from tlie coast, and scarcely crossing 

 on to the western slope in any place. 



This species attains its greatest development in Xew South Wales. The 

 type came from Port Jackson and is the coastal form of the species as a rule. 

 The variety Mueller/ana is, in New South Wales, found further from the sea, 

 extending to the ranges and tahle-lands as a rule. 



As a matter of geographical convenience let us deal with Victoi'ia first. 



Victoria.. 



In the forest near Mount Macedon (C. Walter), with coriaceous broadish 

 leaves like var. Iluelleriana, but with globose fruits with thin sunk rims like the 

 type. 



Mueller {Census) xccoxdiS E. plliilar is from Victoria, but the preponderating 

 form in that State is, undoubtedly, var. Muelleriana. 



New South Wales. 

 following are some Port Jackson specimens : — 



Sieber's No. 593 {E. persicifolia, DC.) 

 Sieber's No. 477 {E. persicifolia, DC.) 

 both labelled " Nov. Ilolland," and probably collected around Sydney. 



" Eucalyptus, near E. ohlonga, DC, black-butted gum, Colonies, 80 feet 

 high, Port Jackson," is a label in Allan Cunningham's handwriting on a specimen 

 collected by him in 1836 (xvi). 



E. pilularis is very common in the Sydney district, and even as regards 

 specimens that are closer to the type than to variety Muellet'iana, there is a certain 

 amount of variation. For example, specimens from Gladesville (J. L. Boorman) 

 have fruits smaller than those of the type ; specimens from the National Park 

 (J. H. Camfield) have ovoid fruits ; and specimens from Kogarah Bay (J. L. Bruce) 

 have the valves slightly exserted. 



