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Murchison River, W.A. (Oldfield)," in Herb. Barbey-Boissier, which will doubtless 

 give a clue to the precise locality. The bud in this specimen (a little shrunk) is 

 precisely as figured in " Eucalyptographia." 



Specimen 35 (Supplement to 6th Collection), Drummond, Herb. Cant., also 

 Herb. Oxon., are both in early fruit. This number is quoted by Bentham as 

 E. Oldfieldii. 



Mueller (" Eucalyptographia ") gives its range from Champion Bay to the 

 Murchison River. 



Following are some specimens represented in the National Herbarium, 

 Sydney : — 



Between the rivers Moore and Murchison, practically a type locality (E. 

 Pritzel, No. 3S3) ; Minginew (Dr. L. Diels. No. 3,075.— J.H.M.); Ebbano, east of 

 Minginew (Dr. A. Morrison). 



A litorali septentrionali (districtus Irwin) in interiora longius progeditur. Vidimus in distr. 

 Coolgardie pr. Karalee una cum Acaciis, Hakeis que in solo arenoso (D. 5,576). (Diels and Pritzel, Engler's 

 Jahrb., 1904, p. 442.) 



Mr. Max Koch (his 1,256) sent it to me from Cowcowing : :< a small tree or 

 shrub with a ragged bark." The fruits are smaller than those of typical Oldfieldii 

 and larger than those of typical var. Drummondii. See fig. 2, Plate 74. 



Variety Drummondii, Maiden. 



Drummond's No. 86. The inflorescence varies in size somewhat in various 

 specimens. Figured at 3 and 6, Plate 74. 



The following specimen matches the type absolutely : — 



Small tree of about 20 feet. Trunk and branches smooth whitish buff, with a few' brown 

 semi-detached scales of dead bark. Leaves dull green. Growing in light huruous soil mixed with 

 ironstone gravel. Cut Hill York. (O. H. Sargent, No. 266.) (Figured at 5 and 7, Plate 74.) 



The following specimen is similar : — 



Darling Range, Kelmscott, near Perth. Fruits and pale-coloured foliage 

 only (Dr. J. B. Cleland). (Figured at 9, Plate 74.) 



I look upon all the above as var. Drummondii. 



Now we eome to what I look upon as anomalous forms of E. Oldfieldii, 

 until we get complete material to indicate the amount of variation permissible in 

 E. Oldfieldii and its variety Drummondii. 



(1.) " Wandoo," near Waroona (J. J. Fitzgerald). Lanceolate leaves and 

 buds. Tlie calyx-tube slightly angled, and the operculum hemispherical. 



(2.) " White Gum," sandy scrub land, Serpentine River (Collector of Baron 

 von Mueller). Lanceolate leaves, flowers and early fruit. Operculum hemispherical. 

 Calyx-tube scarcely angled, perhaps because it is in a more advanced stage than (1). 



