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DESCRIPTION. 



E. vitellina, Naudin, and E. uitrea, R. T. Baker. 



See pages 150 and 164 of Part VI, where I have pretty fully explained my views as 

 to these two species, which I look upon as natural hybrids of E. amygdalina and 

 E. coriacea. It is not possible to clearly describe the forms without figures, hence 

 the figures in Plate 34 and Plate 35 (5) have been prepared, which have been 

 described under " Explanation of Plates." 



Figures 3 and 3b (PI. 34) have been described as E. vitrea, since they come 

 nearest to that species of any described New South Wales form ; at the same time, 

 there is no question that the plant represented comes nearer to the Prench-grown 

 hybrid E. vitellina. 



It seems to me that E. vitrea runs into E. regnans also, and figures 2, 4 and 

 5, Plate 34, are quoted in support of that assertion. This is one reason why the 

 drawings of E. vitrea have been placed in juxtaposition to those of E. regnans. If 

 it were possible for my readers to compare the actual specimens, they would see that 

 the similarities are even closer (e.g., texture of leaves) than those brought out in the 

 figures, and that they tend to show that there is abundant justification for my 

 formerly expressed view that E. vitrea is but a form of E. fastigata (and therefore 

 of E. regnans). The leaves of E. vitrea vary a good deal in the straightness or 

 spreading character of the venation — showing affinity to E. coriacea on the one 

 hand and to E. amygdalina and E. regnans on the other 



The resemblance of E. vitrea to E. amygdalina, Labill. var. nitida, Benth., is 

 worthy of notice. 



Some localities of E. vitrea have already been given in Part VI ; others have 

 been given in the Explanation of Plates of the present Part. It also occurs at six 

 miles on Hampton Road from Oberon (near Jenolan Caves). 



