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DESCRIPTION 



E. linearis, Dehnhardt. 



The following description has been drawn up by me : — 



A slender, umbrageous, somewhat scrambling small tree of 20-30 feet, usually with an absolutely 

 smooth bark, hence called a " While Gum," sometimes, however, slightly scaly at the butt. 



It may be described as slender and graceful in all its parts. 



Juvenile Foliage.— Linear. 



Mature Foliage. Linear fco linear-lanceolate, say 3-4 inches long and 1-2 lines broad. 

 Symmetrical, gradually tapering at the base into a petiole of say half an inch, and gradually at the apex 

 into a point. Texture rather thick, consequently the main vein only, the midrib, can be readily seen. 



Iillris. Umbels singly in the axils of the leaves, the common peduncle of about half an inch, the 

 calyces tapering into short, pedicels. Clavate in shape, and the operculum slightly pointed. 



Flowers.- Etenantherous. 



Fruit. Usually from 5 to 10 in the umbel, the individual fruits almost sessile. Small, somewhat 

 pear-shaped, slightly contracted at the orifice, rim well-defined and sloping inwards (sunk), valves well 

 insert. Valves 3 or I in the specimens seen. 



Timber.- White, and moderately fissile 



Habitat. This tree was originally described from trees raised from seed near Naples, Italy 

 (hortus Camuldensis), bul it is believed that the seed was originally obtained from trees growing on Mount 

 Wellington, Hobart, Tasmania. It is not abundant, and is put to no special industrial employment. 



Following is the original description by Dehnhardt : — 



E. ramosissima. Ramulis viminalibus teretibusque lsevibus ; foliis alternis linearibus subfalcatis 

 subcrenulatis rugosiusculis in petiolo decurrentibus apice uncinatis; cortiei laevi punctato. Ramulis 

 debilihus paniculatis. Folia uncias 3-4 longa, lineam 1 lata. 



Species haec differt ab illis quae descriptae sunt in Catalogo Horti Parisiensi.s : phrases quibus utilitur 

 cl. Desfontaines ejus Catalogi Auctor hie transcribo. (Gatalogus plantarv/m horti Camuldensis, Ed. ii, 1832, 

 p, 20.) 



Walpers gives the following : — 



J£. linearis, Dehnhardt, Rivista Napolitana, 1, 3, p. 173. — Operculo conico glandulifero ; umbellis 

 lateralib. 5-8 rloris parvulis albidis ; ramulis viminalib. teretibq. larvibq.; foil, alternis linearib. angustissimis 

 subfalcatis rugosiusculis subcrenulatis, in petiolum decurrentib., apice uncinatis, cortice laevi punctato. — 

 Crescit in Nova Hollandia (Rep. Hot. Si/st. ii., 154). 



I received for study, from the Imperial Natural History Museum of Vienna, 

 a type specimen of Dehnhardt' s species, which is, however, in bud only. The 

 orginal label in Dehnhardt's writing is in German, of which the following is a 

 translation : — " I pray you read my description in the Catalogue. The tree is 40 



