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fresh, but drying a light slate colour ; lateral veins few and almost parallel to the midrib, two generally 

 commencing at the base of the midrib and running the whole length of the leaf almost parallel to the 

 midrib. Oil-glands very numerous. 



Peduncles axillary, short, 2-3 lines, bearing generally from 5-8 flowers. Buds from 2-i to 4 lines 

 long, operculum hemispherical, shortly acuminate. Ovary flat-topped. Anthers kidney-shaped, connective 

 prominent. 



Fruit hemispherical, about 3 lines in diameter; rim thick, red, slightly convex, shining; pedicel 

 about 1 line long. 



Tillllier. — A hard, close-grained timber, full of shakes and gum-veins, and apparently of little 

 economic value. It possesses none of the good qualities of E. amygdalina, Labill., which is fissile, soft, 

 and easily worked. The venation of the leaves resembles that of E. amygdalina and E. ooriacea, but more 

 particularly the latter species. The immature fruits are difficult to distinguish from those of E. amyqdalina, 

 whilst the mature ones bear a strong likeness to those of E. coriacea. The bark is almost identical with 

 that of E. amygdalina, but the timber is quite distinct, resembling more closely that of E. dives, from 

 which species, however, it differs in the shape and venation of both sucker and mature leaves, fruits, and 

 constituents of the oil. 



From E coriacea it differs in the nature of its timber, bark, oil, and leaves. Summarised, this 

 species has — (a) a bark similar to that of E. amygdalina ; (b) timber similar to that of E. dives ; (c) leaves 

 and venation similar to those of E. coriacea ; (d) fruits approaching in form to those of E. amyqdalina ; 

 and (e) sucker leaves differing from those of any species above enumerated. It is most closely allied to 

 E. coriacea and E. dives, but yet distinct from both {pp. cit ). 



I had this form under observation for some years before Mr. Baker described 

 it, and its puzzling affinities to more than one species attracted my attention as, 

 indeed, they did that of Mr. Baker. 



In Proc. Linn. Soc, N.S.W., 1901, p. 123, Mr. Deane and I wrote of it: — 



E. fastigata, Deane and Maiden. — E. vilrea, Baker, is, in our opinion, a form of the above species. 

 The type of E. fastiyata as figured (these proceedings, 1896, p. 809), has smaller fruits and the valves 

 somewhat exserted, but the size of the fruits and the amount (or absence) of exsertion varies a good deal. 

 We have specimens from the type locality of E. fastigata which precisely match E. vitrea. 



Since the above was written, both Mr. Deane and I are of opinion that 

 E. fastigata is simply a rough-barked form of E. regnans, so that the above remarks 

 may be considered to apply to E. regnans. I am of opinion that the buds and fruits 

 of the specimen of " Cut-tail " strongly resemble those of E. vitrea, while the leaves 

 are those of E. regnans. 



Specimens of typical regnans from the Blacks' Spur, Victoria (H. Deane, 

 Jan., 1900), locally known there as "Mountain Ash" and " Blackbutt," have fruits 

 which are absolutely identical with those of vitrea. 



Other specimens of regnans have fruits not domed and approaching those of 

 vitrea. — Source of Teapot Creek, Gippsland (A. W. Howitt). Similar as regards 

 fruits, but foliage dull. — Boggy Creek, Gippsland (A. W. Howitt). I can quote 

 other specimens from Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales to illustrate this 

 point. 



E. vitrea is undoubtedly allied to E. dives, Schauer, as regards fruits, and to 

 some extent as regards the leaves. The leaves of E. vitrea are usually shiny, 



