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XLVI. E. acacioides, A. Cuim. 



This has been distributed amongst several first-class herbaria labelled in 

 Cunningham's handwriting. While most commonly a small Mallee, it sometimes 

 attains the height of 30 or 40 feet. It is identical with Mr. Baker's E. viridis. 



Following is a copy of Allan Cunningham's Journal (Oxley's Expedition), 

 on the Lachlan River, under date 23rd May, 1817 : — " Eucalyptus acacioides. A 

 shrub about 12 feet bigh, allied to E. saligna." 



I have received a specimen in flower from Herb., Kew, labelled " Euc. 

 acacioides, A. Cunn., Mss. New Holland, A. Cunningham, Hooker, 1835. Herb., 

 Kew, Lachlan River." 



There is a fruiting specimen in Herb. Cant. In the absence of fruit its 

 superficial resemblance to E. virgata, var. stricta (E. stricta, Sieb.), is remarkable, 

 which led Cunningham to confuse his own plant with another. There is a specimen 

 of E. stricta, Sieb., in Herb. Vindob., bearing the following label in Allan 

 Cunningham's handwriting : — " Eucalyptus acacioides, C, Mar., 1817, Blue 

 Mountains, N.S.W., 1817 (?), one of Sieber's species " (which, indeed, it really is). 



SYNONYMS. 



1. E. viridis, R. T. Baker. 



2. E. odorata, Behr, var. linearis, Maiden. 



1. E. viridis, R. T. Baker, Proc. Linn. Sac. N.S. W., xxv, 316 (1900), where 

 a description of the plant is given. 



" Green Mallee, Red Mallee, Brown Mallee." 



Type localities : " On the hills near Girilambone, N.S.W., thence across 

 country to Cobar ; also 7 miles out from Coolabah, on the Wilga Downs Road." 

 (W. Baeuerlen). 



Allan Cunningham discovered this plant, and first gave it a name. It has 

 been distributed, under this name, in herbaria for many years. Bearing in mind 

 the haphazard circumstances under which Eucalyptus names were sometimes 

 promulgated in the early days, the name is tenable, and, doubtless, would have been 

 adopted by Mr. Baker, had he known of it. To Mr. Baker belongs the credit of 

 the first description of this species, and, under the special circumstances, I am in 

 doubt as to whether the name viridis should not be adopted. 



