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Mr. Andrews has found it at the head of the Manning River. 



Stanthorpe, Queensland (A. Murphy). Mr. J. L. Boorman afterwards sent 

 it from Stanthorpe under the names " Blackbutt," " Messmate," " Woolly Butt." 



The following specimens belong, in my opinion, to E. Andrewsi : — The 

 " Peppermint" of Maiden's Dorrigo Report [Agric. Gaz., N.S. W., 1894, p. 63 2) ; 

 summit of Mt. Seaview and adjacent mountains {Agric. Gaz., 1898, p. 685) ; Tenterfield 

 District; "White Limb " of Glen Innes (Dist. Forester Stopford) ; "Peppermint," 

 Cobark, on high ground (A. Rudder) ; Upper Williams River (A. Rudder). " Moore's 

 Reef on top of hill going to the Hole (Upper Barrington River). Tree in general 

 appearance much like E. piperita. Height about 120 feet, diameter about 3 feet, 

 with spreading and irregular smooth upper branches to size man's leg. Soil stony 

 with blackish mould. 11/10/93."— (A. Rudder). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. This species in habit, bark, and timber comes close to E. piperita. Its 

 juvenile leaves, buds, and fruits are, however, very different. The fruits are never 

 constricted at the orifice. 



2. It is also closely allied to E. dives, but it has not the characteristic stem- 

 clasping juvenile foliage of the latter, from which it differs in other respects, e.g., in 

 the flat-topped and even sunk fruits, the slender pedicels with the more clavate 

 slender buds and the more tapering bases of the fruit. Its foliage is also much less 

 aromatic than that of E. dives. 



3. E. regnans, F.v.M. 



The Cobark and Upper Williams River specimens were referred by Deane 

 and Maiden {Proc. Linn. Hioe. N.S.W., xxvi, 123, 1901) to E. fas ligata (pyriform 

 series). Undoubtedly E. Andrewsi shows some affinity to E. regnans, F.v.M. 

 (which includes E. fastigata). 



4. E. Sieheriana, F.v.M. 



The affinity of these two species is indicated by the fact that before 

 E. Andrewsi was recognised as a distinct species it was looked upon as a variety of 

 E. Sieheriana. The fruits are smaller and the bark more fibi'ous than those of the 

 typical trees of E. Sieheriana. 



5. E. hcemastoma, Sm. 



Undoubtedly the fruits, particularly when red-rimmed, resemble those of 

 E. hcBmastoma a good deal. The mature foliage also is not dissimilar. E. hcemas- 

 toma is, however, a "White Gum," with a totally different timber. 



The fact is that specimens of E. Andrewsi have long been known, but they 

 have, from time to time, been referred to other species, thus indicating affinities 

 more or less strong. 



