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hemispheric, but often nearly conical. Fruit nearly pear-shaped, about ^ inch 

 ■diameter. Rim narrow. Capsule simk. 



Common, chiefly in mountainous country ; also in Victoria and New South 

 Wales. The species, though closely allied to E. amygdalina, passes, on the 

 •other hand, insensibly into forms of E. obliqua. 



8. B. OBLIQUA, X' .Her. Tree of ten attaining veiy large size. Bark thick, fibrous, 

 and persistent on the stem and main branches in the typical form, but in many 

 localities, especially at an altitude, becoming more and more deciduous, sometimes 

 persistent only at the base. Leaves alternate, stalked, broadly ovate to lanceo- 

 late, acute, conspicuously unequal. Veins few, somewhat diverging. Flowers 

 many in the umbel. Operculum small, hemispheric, obtuse, or in trees with very 

 deciduous bark, nearly conical. Fruit pear-shaped, \ inch diameter. Capsule 

 much sunk. Rim narrow, except in deciduous-barked trees, where it becomes 

 broader and red-brown. 



Very common ; also in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. 



9. E. HaiMASTOMA, Sm. Tall, erect tree. Bark coarsely fibrous at the base, 

 smooth and mostly white above. Leaves broadly lanceolate, slightly to very 

 oblique, 3-5 inches long, veins few, not very broadly diverging, very similar to E. 

 obliqua. Flowers rather numerous, in axillary umbels. Peduncle flat. Pedicels 

 rather long and flat in flower. Flowers as in E. ohllqua, only all the outer 

 stamens without anthers. Fruit also similar, only the capsule not much sunk, 

 .and the rim rather broad and red. 



Common in North-Eastern Tasmania ; also Eastern Australia. 



10. E. ACEEV0LA, H. (not of Sieher). Usually a small tree, but sometimes 

 exceediug 100 feet. Bark scaly below, smooth above. Leaves broadly ovate to 

 lanceolate, equal, dark green, and shining, usually undulate on the margin, 2-4 

 inches long, alternate, stalked. Flowers many in the umbel. Operculum half 

 as long as the floral tube, or rather longer, conical or strongly umbonate. Fruit 

 obconic, very broad at the orifice. Rim broad. Capsule protruding, ^ to nearly 



1 inch diameter. E. gunnii, F. v. M. (not of Hooker), confused with E. stuartiana, 

 F. V. M., by Bentham, E. macarthuri, Deane and Maiden, included. Many 

 Australian botanists still maintain this plant as not distinct from E. gunnii, H. 



Common, except on West Coast ; also Victoria and New South Wales. 



11. E. VIMINALIS, Lab. A medium-sized or large, spreading, sometimes droop- 

 ing, tree, variable. Bark usually smooth and white from the base, but sometimes 

 the trunk coarsely scaly or scaly-fibrous even to the upper branches. Leaves 

 very variable in size, alternate, stalked, lanceolate, 3-9 inches ; varying from 



2 inches long and 2 lines wide, to 6-9 inches and broadly lanceolate, falcate, with 

 a red midrib. Flowers commonly 3, rarely more, in the umbel. Operculum as 

 long as the floral tube, mytriform to umbonate. Fruit hemispheric, 3-4 lines 

 diameter. Valves much protruding. 



Very common ; also throughout South and East Australia. 



Var. macrocarpa. Somewhat more erect than the type, but bark and 

 leaves similar. Flowers 3 in umbel. Operculum smooth, hemis- 

 pheric, with a well-developed umbo, nearly as long as the floral tube. 

 Fruit turbinate, smooth, but with 2 or 3 obscure ribs. Capsule protruding, 

 about 5 lines in diameter. Considered by von Mueller to be a form of 

 E. globulw, Lab. ; by J. H. Maiden to be a form of E. maideni, F. v. M. 

 I have raised many seedlings from Tasmanian trees. Nearly all diverge 

 from the parent in the direction of E. globulus or E. viminalis, leading 

 me to suspect hybridisation. 

 12. E. GUNKii, H. A small, erect, glaaoous tree, 10-20 feet, rarely much taller. 

 Bark smooth, white. Leaves alternate, stalked, rather thick, veins spreading, 

 oblong to broadly lanceolate, equal-sided, often obtuse, 1-3 inches long. Flowers 



