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DESCRIPTION. 



CCLX XXVII. E. Sheathiana Maiden. 



In Journ. Roy. Soc. N.S.W., xlix, 312 (1915). 



Following is the original description : — 



Arbuscula gracilis nunc 10 feet alta, erecta, cortice longis tenuibus lamellis seccdente. Ramulis 

 glaucis, plerumque subteretibus sed ultimus ramulis angulatiusculis. Foliis maturis obscuio-viridibus, 

 rigidissimis petiolatis (petiolis 1-1 '5 cm.) lance olatis, paullo falcatis usque ad 8 cm. longis et 2 vol 3 cm. 

 altis. Venis lateralibus patentibus. Venis haud piominentibus. Foliis valde oleosis. Floiibus plmimis. 

 Umbellis usque ad 7 eapitulo, pedunculis 1 cm. pedicellis dimidio aequilongis. Operculo fere hemisphaerieo, 

 ujnbonato, plus dimido cupula aequilongo. Cupula conoidea plerumque 2-angulata. Antheiis amplis, 

 paralleliter aperientibus, glandula dorsum fere adhaerente. Fructibus subcylir.droideis, maluris non vids. 



A specimine culta solum nota. 



A slender young tree, 10 feet or more high, at the present time, erect in habit, the bark falling off 

 in long thin flakes (ribbons). 



Glaucous, branchlets generally round, though ultimate branchlets somewhat angular. 



Juvenile leaves. — Not available. 



Mature leaves. — Dull green, of the same colour on both sides, rather iigid, petiolate (petioles 

 1-1 '5 cm.), lanceolate, only slightly falcate, up to 8 cm. long and 2 or 3 cm. broad. Lateral veins spreading, 

 roughly parallel, disposed at an acute angle to the midrib. Venation not veiy prominent, the leaves covered 

 with oil-dots, and evidently rich in oil. 



FlOWd'S. — Very floriferous, umbels leaf-opposed to the last leaf, the umbels up to seven in the head, 

 with peduncles of 1 cm. and pedicels of half that length. The operculum pointed when half ripe, but when 

 ripe nearly hemispherical and with an umbo, rather longer than half the length of the calyx tube, which is 

 conoid, has (usually) two angles, and tapers into the distinct pedicel. 



Filaments pale yellow or cream-coloured, which dry orange-red and exhibit a pretty contrast with the 

 cream-coloured anthers. Anthers large, creamy-white, opening in parallel slits, the gland nearly filling 

 up the back, and the filament attached almost at the base. 



Fruits. — Subeylindroid, but not seen ripe. Thin, defined rim. The tips of the valves, now repre- 

 sented by a persistent style and unexpended stigma, will, when ripe, probably become awl-like and will 

 protrude beyond the oiifice, in this respect becoming reminiscent of E. oleosa. 



I name this plant in memory of Mr. Sheath, a first-class horticulturist, who was keen on the cultivation 

 of native plants. 



In April, 1917, I received spontaneously grown specimens from Dr. F. Stoward, 

 who described it as "A Mallee, 15-20 feet high and 1 foot or more at some distance 

 from the ground. Bark rough on old trees, smooth on saplings." 



