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Drummond's No. 72. Wooroloo (Max Kocli, No. 1,419). Tree 15-20 metres 

 high, bark ashy grey. Swan River, Darling Range (L. Diels' No. 1,439). Tree 40 

 feet or more, rough, grey bark on trunk. Swamp, Talbot district, 12 miles south- 

 west of York (L. O. & O. H. Sargent, Nos. 736 and 736a). Jarrahwood (Forest Ranger 

 ¥m. Donovan), Blackwood district (Diels' No. 2,535) 6 miles from Busselton (Percy 

 Murphy). Preston Valley (M. Koch). Dp to 30 feet, glaucous foliage. With E. 

 cornuta, Kent River, near Lake Muir (L. Diels' No. 2,632). Shrub 2 metres high. 

 King George's Sound (L. Diels' No. 2,271). 



Preiss' No. 252. See Planlce Preissiance i, 130, under E. riidis, Endl. 

 Specimens in immature fruit in Herb. Barbey Boissier are labelled " E. rudis Endl. 

 (Preiss No. 252)." 



It is probable that these specimens are referred to in the following passage 

 in B.P1. iii, 247, under E. rudis, "and in Preiss's collection in fruit distributed with 

 the flowering specimens of E. rudis but apparently not seen by Schaucr." 



Under E. rudis Bentham (B.F1. iii, 215) quotes Preiss' No. 252 and adds 

 " I have not seen Huegel's specimens, but quote them on Schauer's authority, who 

 has compared them. The fruiting specimens distributed by Preiss (not described by 

 Schauer) belong to E. patens, which has much resemblance with E. rudis in foliage, 

 but differs in inflorescence, flowers, and fruit." 



I believe these to be likewise E. patens. In other words, immature fruiting 

 specimens of E. patens were mixed up and distributed with E. rudis (Preiss' No. 

 252). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. diversieolor P.v.M. 



This has already been dealt with, ante, p. 302. 



2. With E. Todtiana F.v.M. 



Its closest affinity appears to be with this species, and I will deal with it 

 when I come to E. Todtiana. 



