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E. anceps differs from E. dumosa in the sessile buds and fruits. The 

 calyx in E. dumosa is longer than that of E. anceps and is always pedicellate. 

 The fruits are also more uniformly shortly cylindrical and not barrel-shaped as 

 in E. anceps. 



So far, E. anceps has been found almost exclusively in South Australia 

 (besides Kangaroo Island), viz., Encounter Bay (Dr. J. B. Cleland, Nos. 18 and 

 19); Port Lincoln to Coffin's Bay (J.H.M., January, 1907). These are coastal; 

 more inland localities are Murray Bridge (Walter Gill, June, 1903; J. H. Maiden, 

 January, 1907); Monarto South (Dr. J. B. Cleland, No. 37, September, 1920). 



Such of the above as have been noted in this work, have been recorded 

 as E. dumosa. Mueller also entered as E. dumosa " Sand Plains N. from the 

 Stirling Kange, (W.A.). See Plate 16." (Part IV of this work, p. 105.) 



E. anceps is too near to E. conglobata and E. dumosa to be retained as a 

 species, but it is worthy of discrimination, and I propose the name E. conglobata 

 var. anceps for it. 



Illustrations. — E. conglobata is profusely illustrated at Plate 17, Part IV of 

 the present work. I make this the type, it is a specimen collected by Mr. 

 Walter Gill at Port Lincoln, S.A., figures la and 16. 



RANGE. 



It is confined to coastal Western and South Australia, so far as we know 

 at present, and certain particulars concerning these localities will be found at 

 Part XXXVIII, p. 220. In the " Flora Australiensis," it is recorded from Port 

 Lincoln, South Australia, while " South Coast " (R. Brown) also includes Western 

 Australia. 



Western Australia. — In addition to the localities already referred to " This 

 variety (conglobata) occurs not unplentifully at Kalgan Plains, Hopetoun and 

 Esperance. Specimens from the two latter places have the fruits unusually large, 

 and with the rim well defined " (Maiden in Journ. W.A. Nat. Hist. Soc. iii, 174, 

 Jan., 1911). 



Gnowangerup, 30 miles east of Broome Hill (W. C. Grasby). This and the 

 following specimens have the fruits rather smaller than the type. 



" A shrubby tree of 10-15 feet, branching from near the base, but not a 

 Mallee. Bark persistent and flaky in the lower parts, but decorticating on the 

 upper stem and branches, leaving them smooth, of a greenish-brown colour 



