130 



I have not seen Loddiges' plant, which Bentharn refers to E. viminalis (of which, 

 if correctly referred to that species, it must be a multinowered form). The leaves are 

 narrow-lanceolate. 



The Index Kewensis states that E. persicifolia Lodd. is synonymous with 

 E. Stuartiana. By that E. ovata is meant. It may be, but it is doubtful. 



4. E. persicifolia Miq., non Lodd., referred to bneny in Ned. Kruidk. Arch, iv, 



137 (1856) as follows;— 



" 20. Eucalyptus persicifolia Lodd. DC. Prod., iii, p. 217, n. 8 (?) Van Dieman's- 

 land (Stuart n. 12)." 



I have not seen the plant referred to by Miquel, but Mueller (Eucalytographia) 

 states that it is a form of E. Gunnii. In Index Kewensis it is referred to E. Stuartiana 

 just like E. persicifolia Lodd. (supra). 



Schlechtendal in Linnaea, Vol. 20, p. 650, has the following. I have not seen 

 his specimen. 



181. Eucalyptus persicifolia , Lodd., DC. Pr. iii, p. 217, n.8. Spccimina nemdum fiorentia different 

 a Sieberianis : foliis brevioribus, umbellis longius pedunculatis floribusque longius pediccllatis. 



Altera forma similis ramulis tenuioribus, foliis angustioribus nee brevioribus, pellucide punctatis 

 et minus crasse coriaceis, floribus minoribus, calyptris obtusioribus longius distare videtur, scd ex paucis 

 speciminibus in tanta formarum affinitate certum quid contendere non audeo. 



5. E. Stuartiana F.v.M. prima. 

 Following is the original description :— 



18. Eucalyptus Stuartiana Ferd. Mull, ramulis teretiusculis rubello-fuscis, foliis longe petiolatis 

 longe subanguste lanceolatis acumine tenni vulgo sphacelato terminatis, basi aequali vel inaequali in 

 petiolum semiteretem attenuatis, coriaceis, marginc incrassatis, sparse punctatis, costa subtus praesertim 

 distincta, venis subpatulis fere prorsus obtectis, pedunculis axillaribus tetragono-angulatis 4-8 floris 

 quandoque in ramulo apliyllo confertis, floribus brevissime pedicellatis, calycis tubo turbinato pallidc 

 viridi operculum brevi-conicum acutum fuscum vcrniceum superante, antheris cllipticis. 



Tasmania (Stuart). 



Petioli i-vulgo fere 1 poll, longi tenues. Folia 4-5 poll, longa. 4-7 lin. lata. Pcdur.culi fere semi- 

 pollicares. Miq. in Ncderl. Kruidk Arch, iv, 131 (1853.) 



This is E. Stuartiana F.v.M. prima, and the situation is explained at p. 4, Part xxi 

 of the present work. 



The following specimens of E. ovata were actually labelled E. Stuartiana by 

 Mueller himself, or those who followed him. 

 (a) 1003, R. Gunn., New Norfolk, V.D.L. 



Following are specimens which were collected by Oldfield. They are labelled : — 

 (h) E. Stuartiana, " Red Gum," " Jericho, Tasmania." 



(c) " Hill near Lake Tiberias, Tasmania " ; the juvenile foliage of this specimen was 



labelled E. viminalis. 



(d) O'Brien's Bridge, Tasmania. 



(e) There is a specimen labelled in Old-field's handwriting, " Red Gum, Tasmania, 



E. acervula" in herb. Calcutta. 



