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These specimens have rugose buds, but comparatively small, nearly smooth fruits. 

 They are very close to the specimens of E. capiteUata already referred to as Grampians 

 (H. B. Williamson). 



Although the specimens from the top of Mount WiUiam are intended to be the type, 

 the specimens distributed have included some specimens of plants that cannot be saparated 

 from E. capiteUata, Sm. 



(The above notes are mainly those I published in Proc. Linn. Soe. N.S.W., 1904, 

 pp. 766-8.) 



RANGE. 



Confined to the highest parts of the Grampians (Victoria). Its range is wider than 

 that stated in the " Eucalyptographia." Mr. H. B. Wihiamson, of Penshurst, Victoria, 

 obligingly gave me the following statement: — 



" Mt. Abrupt is the most southern peak of the Grampians and Mt. Zero the 

 most northern, the former being nearly 20 miles south of Mt. William and the latter 

 about the same distance north. Victoria Range is a parallel range west of the Serra 

 Range, in which Mt. xAbrupt is. The plant probably occurs on peaks between those 

 three peaks, so its range could be stated ' on peaks along the whole of the Mt. William 

 and Serra Ranges, 40 miles.' " 



AFFINITIES. 



Bentham (" Flora Australiensis ") places E. alpina between E. globulus and 

 E. cosmophylla. Mueller (" Census ") places it between E. Preissiana and E. globulus and 

 near E. cosmophylla. 



The determmation of affinities of species of Eucalyptus is, however, very complex, 

 and can only be ascertained by judicial consideration of a number of factors, e.g., shape 

 of juvenile leaves, shape and venation of the mature leaves, principal constituents of 

 oil, anthers, fruit, bark, timber, kino, habit, &c., and not one or two of them solely. 

 But I think I have shown that the relations of E. alpina, Lindl., and E. capiteUata, Sm., 

 are very close ; and doubtless additional evidence will be forthcoming as to juvenile 

 foliage, oil, timber, &c. My observations as to the transition forms of anthers may 

 cause botanists to give more attention to this aspect of variation. 



Both E. alpina and E. capiteUata are Stringybarks. I am strongly inclined to 

 make alpina a variety of capiteUata, but keep them distinct as a matter of convenience 

 for the present. 



Since the above was written the following statement has appeared : — 

 On the top of Mt. William a few trees of Eucahjptus alpina were in flower. The local residents take 

 this stunted Eucalypt to be the dwarfed form of the Stringybark, E. capiteUata, so common on all the 

 lower parts of the ranges. It is said to exist in many other places as well, on the Redman, which can 

 be seen over the valley, rising to nearly the sime height as Mt. William, and as far south as Mt. Abrupt, 

 near Dunkeld. (A. G. Campbell in "The Plants of the Griimpiaus," in Tict. NaturaliU, July, 1907.) 



