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E. diversicolor : Anther opening in vertical parallel slits, and separating a 

 little at the tips, an immense gland covering the top and seen on hoth sides of the 

 anther ; -versatile. 



Anther affinities — E. megacarpa, globulus, and gonianlha, with rather smaller 

 slits. 



This is knoAvn as the " Yellow Tingle Tingle." 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. diversicolor F.v.M. 



The affinities of the two species, as far as herbarium specimens are concerned, 

 are very close. The bark of E. diversicolor is smooth and the timber red ; these 

 two characters sharply differentiate the two trees in the bush. 



The seedlings of the two species are very similar. 



The juvenile foliage (suckers) of E. diversicolor appears to be more orbicular. 



The mature foliage of the two species is very similar. 



The buds of E. diversicolor are less angular, and the operculum is usually 

 more conical. The comparison of anthers has just been given. 



The fruits of E. diversicolor are less pear-shaped, there being a sharp 

 accentuation between the fruit proper and the distinct pedicel. When unripe, 

 there is a distinct rim and a tendency to be urccolate, which I have not noticed 

 in E. Ouilfoylei. 



2. With E. patens Benth. 



The affinities of these two species are close, so far as herbarium specimens 

 are concerned. 



The juvenile foliage of E. patens has the marginal rim further removed 

 from the edge and the lateral veins more prominent and looped. The juvenile 

 leaves of E. patens are sessile and even stem-clasping. Those of E. Gnilfoylei 

 have a fairly long petiole, and the lamina tapers towards the petiole. 



The mature foliage is not very dissimilar at first sight. The venation of 

 E. patens is more spreading (?), the buds less angular, the opercula more pointed, 

 and the fruits larger, more spheroidal, not angled, and sharply accentuated from 

 the short pedicels. 



The bark of E. patens is softer and less fibrous, and the timber appears to be 

 paler, softer, less fissile, and heavier. The bark of Blackbutt (E. patens) maybe 

 described as follows : — 



Rough bark all over stem and branches, soft, thick, greyish black, much 

 resembling that known as Woolly-butt in the Eastern States. 



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