56 THE TASMANIAN FLORA. 



only smaller, and the outer stamens •without anthers and the fruit smaller, about 

 ^ inch diameter. JE. virgata, Sieb. (in error). 



Falmouth to Gould's Country ; also South Australia, Victoria, and New South 

 Wales. 



3. E. AMTGDALiNA, Lab. A tall tree, with rather thick, finely fibrous bark, but 

 often flowering when only a few feet high. Leaves narrow, linear, 2-3 inches 

 long, 2-6 lines wide, alternate, stalked, equal-sided, thick, the lateral veins few and 

 hidden. Flowers small, many in the umbel. Operculum short, hemispherical. 

 Fruit turbinate, but sometimes slightly constricted at the orifice. Capsule 

 not sunk and rim broad in the ripe typical form, 2-3 lines diameter, unstable in 

 details. 



Very common ; also South and East Australia. 



Var. radiata. Leaves broader than the type, with a tendency to become 

 smooth-barked, and the fruit larger and often pear-shaped, with sunk 

 capsules. This includes numerous forms between £!. amygdalina and 

 E. risdoni, var. elata. 



Var. hypericifolia. Leaves rather broad, opposite, and sessile. Fruit 

 rather large, often pear shaped. A very unstable form, approaching 

 forms of E. risdoni. 



Var. nitida. Differing from small-statured individuals only in the leaves 

 being broader and more rigid, running absolutely into the type. 



4. B. LiNEAEis, Dehn. A small to medium sized tree, bark smooth and white, 

 or sometimes scaly on the lower portion of the stem. Leaves similar to the 

 last, only still narrower, and the fruits smaller, slightly constricted, and the 

 capsules usually slightly sunk. 



Very common, and though presenting a different appearance, hardly 

 morphologically distinct from E. amygdalina, Lab. 



5. B. EiSDONi, a. A small to medium sized tree, glaucous, and often drooping. 

 Bark smooth and white. Leaves opposite, often connate, broadly ovate, acute, 

 1-2 inches long. Flowers as in E. amygdalina. Fruit turbinate. Rim broad. 

 Valves protruding, about 4 lines diameter. 



Common on dry hills ; Bellerive, Risdon, Muddy Plains, valley of South 

 Bsk, (fee. 



Var. elata. Often tall. Glaucous, drooping. Bark smooth, ashy -white. 

 Leaves in the characteristic form alternate, stalked, broadly lanceolate, 

 3-6 inches long. Flowers and fruit as in the type, only usually larger ; 

 and in many cases the fruit is pear-shaped, with a depressed capsule. 

 This form is very unstable, and connects with the type and forms of E. 

 amygdalina. 



6. E. cocciFEBA, S. A small erect tree, 8-12 feet, glaucous. Bark white, 

 smooth. Leaves broadly lanceolate, with a slender-hooked apex, 2-3 inches. 

 Flowers commonly 3 in the umbel, sometimes more, or only 1. Bud clavate, 

 rough. Operculum short, hemispheric, rough. Fruit ^ inch diameter, turbinate. 

 Rim broad. Valves very small, protruding. 



Common on mountain-tops. 



On Ironstone Range the buds are shorter in proportion to length, the 

 operculum, though flat, less rough, and the fruit about 4 lines diameter, 

 thus approximating forms of E. amygdalina. 



1. E. BBGNANS, F. V. M. A very tall tree. Bark fibrous, thin, pale, persistent 

 or often deciduous. Leaves alternate, stalked, oblique, falcate, lanceolate, 2-3 

 inches. Flowers small and numerous, in dense umbels. Operculum small, 



