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that we always look upon as typical for E. acmenioides), has juvenile leaves which are 

 a facsimile of them. Both have pink veins. The fruits of E. carnea are identical with 

 those of E. acmenioides obtained from many localities. 



The ideas that I formerly held that broad juvenile leaves, coarse thick foliage, 

 and broad-rimmed fruits specially separate E. umbra from E. acmenioides have weakened 

 with additional investigation, and I incline to the opinion that E. carnea is one of the 

 transit forms, and that it is even very doubtful whether E. umbra can be defined as a 

 species distinct from E. acmenioides. 



Some of the specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney, on which these views 

 are based, will be found recapitulated under E. acmenioides at page 267. 



Holding these views, I propose the name variety carnea of E. acmenioides for 

 E. carnea. 



RANGE. 



As will be observed, the type came from " New South Wales forests." 



It is confined to eastern New South Wales and Queensland. Its southernmost 

 locality known to me is the Port Jackson district ; its most northern is Rockhampton, 

 Queensland, occurring in coastal districts and table-lands. Westerly I have it from 

 Drake, near Tenterfield, but its range is worthy of further investigation. 



I think it will be a matter of practical convenience,, in view of the uncertain 

 limitations of E. acmenioides, E. carnea, and E. umbra, to give notes on certain specimens, 

 beginning with the most southerly ones, and working northerly in geographical order. 



The salient points of E. acmenioides may be borne in mind as follows : — 



Leaves thin, -with crenulate margins, paler on the underside. 



Opercula of plump buds hemispherical and pointed. 



Fruit small, say 2-5 cm. in diameter, tending to be spherical, or truncate-spherical, sometimes very 

 slightly urceolate, thin rim, with rather long, filiform pedicels not gradually broadening into the base of 

 the fruit. 



New South Wales. 



Port Jackson District. — Brush Farm, Ryde; in plump bud and flower (T. S. 

 Burnell) ; style persistent, Ryde (H. Deane) ; Field of Mars Common (H. Deane) ; leaves 

 a little thicker and coarser, Baulkham Hills ( W. Woolls) ; also Parramatta (H. Deane). 



Port Jackson to Hunter River. — Kincumber (W. R. Stacy); fruits nearly hemi- 

 spherical, juvenile foliage like E. carnea ; " From the low flat country," Woy Woy 

 '(A. Murphy). 



Hunter to Manning Rivers.— Moy's Flat, also Myall Lake (A. Rudder) ; Gloucester 

 Buckets (J.H.M.). 



