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 The author (op. cit.) says : — 



In botanical sequence, it probablj should be placed between E. Baeuerhnii, F.v.M., and E. viminalis, 

 Labill., as in the young state the leaves belong to -what may be called the " Viminalis Group," and are 

 quite different from those of the " Stringybark Group." 



1. With E. viminalis, Labill. 



Mr. Baker's remarks on the affinities of the two species have already been 

 referred to, and I will reserve further remarks until I come to E. viminalis. It 

 appears to come closest, in most characters, to that species, hut the anthers are very 

 different. It seems, indeed, to be an anomalous member of the Renantherse. 



2. With E. scoparia, Maiden. 



Its nearest affinity appears to be E. Smithii, R. T. Baker, from which it appears to be sharply 

 separated by the markedly smooth bark of the new species. I separate the two trees mainly on that ground, 

 the bark of E. Smithii being almost an Ironbark. The timber also of E. Smithii appears to be darker. — 

 Maiden, in Proc. Linn. Soc. ff.S. W., xxix, 779 (1901). The anthers also are very different. 



3. With E. Sieberiana, F.v.M. 



These two species are known as "Ash," but the bark of E. Sieberiana is more 

 of an Ironbark, and its juvenile leaves, buds, fruits are very different. 



4. With E. punctata, DC. 



Mr. Baker says : — " In the chemistry of the oil and kino, this tree approaches 

 E. punctata, DC, and a further resemblance is shown in that manna has been 

 obtained from it ; this differs in no respects from the manna of E. punctata." 



The differences are in the bark of E. punctata, which is a " Grey Gum " ; in 

 its timber, which is red, while that of E. Smithii is pale-coloured ; in its leaves, which 

 are broader and differently veined to those of E. Smithii. It is, indeed, easier, at 

 present, to point out the dissimilarities of E. Smithii than its affinities. 



