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2. Var. g-lauca, Maiden (Journ. W.A. Nat. Mist. Soc, hi, 171, 1911). 



"Morrel" (the glaucous or Gold-fields form) ; " Morrel" (sometimes spelt " Morrell") is the native 

 name of the tree. It is pronounced " Moral "; called also " Blackbutt " on the eastern gold-fields. 

 Seventy miles north of Kalgoorlie I took notes, on the spot, of a tree, as follows : — 



A medium-sized tree, say 1 foot in diameter, a White Gum with blotched bark and more or less 

 short flaky ribbons on. the trunk, with a little of the roughness at the butt. 



Colour of timber, rich reddish brown and very tough. A felled Morrel shows long tough splinters. 



Tips of valves connected as in E. oleosa. 



It is usually glaucous (typical var. longicomis is always glabrous). The buds and fruits are coarser 

 than those of var. longicornis , the operculum is more or less rostrate (particularly in dried specimens), i.e., 

 it does not taper gradually as in the case of var. longicomis. While all the forms of E. oleosa run into 

 each other, I am of opinion that the arboreal glaucous gold-fields form merits a varietal name as much as 

 var. longicomis does, and therefore I have proposed the name var. glauca for it. Figures are desirable to 

 show the relations of the various forms, and these will be found on Plate 66. (Loc. cit.) 



SYNONYMS. 



1. E. socialis, F.v.M. 



2. E. laurifolia, Behr. 



3. E. socialis, F.v.M., var. laurifolia, F.v.M. 



4. E. turbinata, Behr et F.v.M. 



5. Note on E. cneorifolia, "DC. 



6. Note on E. perforata, Behr. 



1. E. socialis, F.v.M. 



Following is the original description : — 



20. Eucalyptus socialis, Ferd. Mull., fruticosa, ramulis compresso-angulatis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis 

 vel lanceolatis acumine uncinato terminatis, rigide coriaceis, glaucis, punctatis, venis parallelo-patulis supra 

 subsperspicuis, pedunculis lateralibus et axillaribus 3-6 floris compressis, pedicellis calycis tubum obconico- 

 hemisphaericum aequantibus vel brevioribus, operculo e basi seraiglobosa sensim in rostrum conicum 

 attenuate) quam tubus flavescens paullo latiore et fere duplo longiore. 



Occurrit alabastris majoribus et minoribus, pedicellis longioribus vel brevioribus nee non foliis 

 duplo angustioribus, forma latifolia E. laurifoliam praebet. Capsularum valvae sulculatae ex hypanthio 

 denique truncate globoso emergentes. (F. Mull, mss.) 



In sylva Pine forest prope Gawler-town ; frequenter ultra Salts Creek, ubi plagas sterilissimas tegit 

 et ilia fruticeta Scrub dicta ex parte format. Fl. vere et aestate. 



Folia 2-3 poll, longa, i-f lata. Pedunculi i\ lin. longi ; pedicelli li, calycis tubo vulgo vix 2 lin. ; 

 operculum circiter 2| lin. aequans. Flores ochroleuci fere inoclori. Folia saturate viridia opaca 

 subtilissime punctata. Hue spectat E. laurifolia Behr Herb., foliis opacis, floribus ochroleucis inodoris, 

 formam latifoliam exhibens. (In Miq. Nederl. Kruidk. Arch, iv, 132, 1856). 



I have seen the type, which is figured at 17, Plate 65. It is a narrow-leaved 

 form of E. oleosa. 



2. E. laurifolia, Behr. 



3. E. socialis, F.v.M., var. laurifolia, F.v.M. 



For the references to these two names, see under E. socialis. 



