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E. fcecunda, Schauer. The anthers appear to be nearer to those of E. odorata than 

 to E fcecunda. The fruit seems to be that of E. odorata. The leaves with the 

 mucrones are precisely the same (as far as I can see) as young foliage of E. odorata ; 

 I have not seen any of the same shape belonging to E. foecunda. 



E. foecunda is, so far as we know at present, limited to Western Australia 

 (the localities for E. loxophleha, var. fruticusa, are Western Australian), and 

 •E. odorata is not certainly known to extend to Western Australia. Allowance must 

 be made for the paucity of tha material at my disposal, but I submit my determina- 

 tion for considei'ation. 



2. E. amygdalina, Sehau. 



Arboiva ; hevis, foliis firmis, alternis, anguste laiiceolatix, in petioluin attenuatiK, cuspidato 

 acuniiiiatus, pallidis, nitidis, areoli.s retis magnis lanceolatis ; umbellis axillaribus, 5-8-floris ; pedunculo 

 suhancipiti, petiolum aeiiuante ; pedicellis brevibus ; hypanthio obconico-cyatliiformi ; operculo subconico- 

 hemisphiierico, obtuso, hypanthio niulto breviori. Liib. Nov. Holl, pag. 1-4, tab. 15-1:? In solo sublimoso 

 arenoso districti York, Martio M. a 1840 cuin alabastria adulti.s. Herb. Preiss. No. 246, et similibus in 

 locis nionti.s Mathilda distr. York, cum fructibus No. 248 (v. .sp. orig. in Herb. Willd. n. 9,598?). 



Arbor 45 pedes circiter alta, cortice per strata solubili ramulis gracilibus. Pedicelli in nostra 

 longioies, fructus minores quani in planta Billardierana, quae ceteruni onini nota congruere videtur, (juantum 

 quidem ex speciniinibus satis niancis judicare licet (in Lehniann, PL Preiss, i, 130). 



E. foecunda and E. loxophleba. 



But the real affinity of the species here under consideration {E. ftecunda) is with E. loxophleba ; 

 indeed it remains unascertained, whether that tree is or is not the arboreously-developed state of 

 E. fwcunda, aii.sen in humid mountain regions and in a deeply pervious soil ; it differs irrespective of its 

 tall growth (to about 1 00 feet, with a stem diameter to 4 feet) in generally longer leaves with rather more 

 distant, also often more prominent and less spreading veins, the intramarginal one not close to the edge of 

 the leaf, in the oil-glands being to a large extent pellucid, and the anthers generally shorter ; but these 

 particular chai'acters are subject to some variations, and unless it can be shown that E. /(minda in its 

 youngest state has not the roundish cordate leaves of E. loxophleba, we could not venture to keep the two 

 specifically apart. Under these circumstances no distinct plate and description will be devoted to 

 E. loxophleba in this work, but on the present occasion some references may aptly be given of that useful 

 ti-ee. — (Eucalyptograpliia under E. fcecunda.) 



J. G. Luehmann (Proc. A. A.A.S. VII, 1898, Sydney Meeting, p. 529), states : 



E. foecunda. Leaves nearly straight, very shining. E. fcecunda (includes loxophleba as a variety). 



I have on the strength of this specific statement attributed this variety to 

 liuehmann. I quite agree with him. As compared with E. foecunda, the var. 

 loxophleba has longer leaves, rather more distant and often more prominent, and less 

 spieading veins, the intramarginal vein is not close to the edge of the leaf. The 

 most obvious character of the variety is its marked venation. 



