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 PLATE 3. 



1. Eucalyptus discolor, Desf. (ex horto Paris, 1820). Foliage only. 



2. Mature leaves and buds of Sieber's No. 477 (E. persicifolia, DC, E. incrassata, Sieb.). Typical 

 E. pilularis 



3. Mature leaves and buds of Sieber's No. 593 (E. persicifolia, DC). Typical E. pilularis. The leaf 



broader than (2). The opercula are pointed. 



4. 4a. Two heads of fruits from typical E. pilularis, from Huistville, near Sydney. They are from the 

 same tree ; in 4a the rim is thin and sunk ; in 4 the rim is broad and the valves almost protruding. 



5. 5a. 5b. The fruits and buds are taken from the same tree of typical E. dextropinea (R. T. Baker), near 

 Barber's Creek, Goulburn District, N.S.W. 5 closely resembles typical pilularis; 5a shows the 

 broad rim and slightly exserted valves so common in the species. The buds are nearly clavate, but 

 some are more pointed than shown. 



G. Ca. The fruits and buds of typical E. semicorticata, F.v.M., Brisbane River, Queensland. The broad 

 rims of the fruit are commonest seen in var. Muelleriana, while the pointed opercula are typical for 

 pilularis. 



PLATE 4. 



A. Some forms of Fruits from the Sydney District to Jcrvis Bay. 



1. Ovoid form, National Park, Sydney, showing transition to E. piperita. 



2. Large pilular fruits, common in the Sydney District ; rims thin and sunk. 



3. Kogarah Bay, Sydney ; narrow rim and exserted valves. 



4. Fruits of intermediate size, Hawkesbury River. 



5. Jervis Bay, N.S.W. All the above, with thin rims and more or less globular fruits. 



B. Some Miscellaneous Forms. 



6. Currawang Creek, near Bateman's Bay, N.S.W. Typical for E. dextropinea, R.T.B. Fruits nearly 

 globular, and rim thicker than the preceding. 



7. Stringybark from Lowther Road, Kanimbla Valley, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. Thicker rim, but other- 

 wise close to No. 3. Partakes of the characters of both E. pilularis and E. eugenioides. 



8. Port Macquarie, N.S.W. Small fruits, hardly ripe. 



9. Mount Seaview, Upper Hastings River. Thick rim. 



10. Kempsey, N.S.W. 



11. Fruits. 11a. Buds (both from same tree). W. MacDonald, Macleay River, N.S.W., near the coast 

 The rim much sunk. 



12. Bolivia, near Tenterfield, N.S.W. Small fruits, with broad rims. 



C. Fruits with Flat Tops and Broad Rims. 



13. Gladesville, Sydney. 



14. Fruits. 14a. Buds (from same tree). "Stringybark," St. Albans, Hawkesbury District, N.S.W. 

 Note the pointed opercula associated with the broad rims of the fruits. 



15. Tenterfield, N.S.W. Very broad rims, and slightly angled fruits ; valves prominent. 



16. Fruits. 16a. Buds (from same tree). "Mountain Stringybark" (A. Rudder). Figured as " E. sp." 



Figs. 11-12, plate LX. Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S.W., 1896. A very broad-rimmed form often seen in 

 var. Muelleriana. 



