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New South Wales. 



As regards specimens of "Box Mallee " or " Mallee Box " frorn Wyalong, 

 received from Arthur Osborne, District Forester, Mr. Usborne makes a distinction 

 between tbe " Mallee Box" and the " Grey Box" (E. hemiphloia, var. microcarya) 

 at the same place. 



"Mallee Box" has a broader or more dilated stigma. (A character of 

 E. odorata. See original description.) 



" Grey Box," Moama, with dilated stigma ; Parkes district (P. J. Holdsworth) ; 

 Cobar (J. L. Boorman) ; " Mallee Box," Moondana, Nymagee district (E. F. Rogers) ; 

 "Narrow-leaved Box," Moree (W. S. Campbell). 



i. Variety calcicultrix, F.v.M. 



Confined to South Australia, where it is known as "Peppermint" and 

 " Box Gum." 



Houghton (George McEwen) ; "Common on the foot-hills near Adelaide. 

 It is Peppermint Gum, and the stunted form (' Black Mallee ') appears due to poor 

 stony soil " (J. M. Black) ; Gawler (F.v.M. His E. leucoxylon, var. pluriflora) ; 

 Cape Jervis, also Port Lincoln to Coffin's Bay (J.H.M.) ; York Peninsula (J. G. 0. 

 Tepper). 



This is another type differing from the Adelaide specimens (3,324/99) in 

 having the colour of the leaves bright sap-green instead of a bluey-green, and having 

 the inflorescence of a far more paniculate and terminal character than the other. 

 Soil dirty cream colour overlaying soft slaty rock of a dull yellow inclining to green, 

 and sometimes also overlaying marl or Limestone (W. Gill). Flinders Bange to 

 Quorn (Max Koch). 



Emu Flat, 90-mile Desert (W. Gill). Marked rim to green fruit. This 

 specimen well exhibits the bright yellow green or sap-green foliage so commonly 

 seen in this species in the interior. 



Murray Bridge (B. H. Cambage and J.H.M.). 



ii. Var. purpurascens, Maiden. 



Confined to South Australia so far as known. 



Pandura Run, Gawler Banges. Habitat of the type of E. Lansdowneana , 

 Mueller and J. E. Brown (Thomas Lansdowne Browne). " Appears to be confined, 

 so far as the Gawler Banges are concerned, to the southern watersheds of the water- 

 courses." 



The describers add " Imperfect specimens of this species were collected 

 already in 1847 near Encounter Bay by Ch. Stuart, others in 1851 near Port Lincoln 

 by C. Wilhelmi." 



Abundant in the Port Lincoln district, as I have already shown. 

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