DESCRIPTION, 



CLVIII. E. tereticomis Smith. 



In Zoology and Botany of New Holland, by G. Shaw and J. E. Smith, Vol i, 



p. 41 (1793). 



Following is the original :— 



E. tereticomis, operculo conico tereti lasvissimo calyce triplo longiori, umbellis lateralibus solitariis. 



Lid conical, round, very smooth., thrice as long as the calyx. Umbels lateral, solitary. The lid 

 of this species is remarkably smooth and polished, not wrinkled even in the dry specimen ; it often breaks 

 off a little above the base, leaving its thin lower part like. a loose ring round the calyx. The leaves are 

 lanceolate. 



In the Transactions of the Linnean Society iii, 284 (1797) the same author says : — 



Eemarkable for its long, very smooth, membranous operculum, which bursts just above the base, 

 leaving the lower part like a ring sticking for some time to the calyx. The leaves are lanceolate and oblique. 



Then it is described in DC. Prod, iii, 216 (1828), in Latin, in which the original 

 is a little amplified. 



Mueller in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii, 83 (1859) re-described the species in Latin, 

 giving E. subulata A. Cunn., as a synonym. 



Then it was described by Bentham in B. Fl. iii, 242, and later on by Mueller in 

 '* Eucalyptographia " with a plate. In this plate there are three twigs ; the middle 

 and right hand ones are those of E. tereticomis ; the left hand one is that of E. 

 Bancrofti Maiden. 



It is a large tree, often 150 feet in height, and 6 feet in diameter at butt. 



It is seldom found growing in a swamp, but where it does, it does not take on the 

 characters of allied associated forms which prefer mcister surroundings. 



The leaves have usually well-marked veins, and contain very little essential oil. 



The timber is straight and mostly sound, and is regarded as valuable both for 

 the mill* and for fencing. 



Following are notes on three individual trees of this species in the Outer Domain 

 and Botanic Gardens, Sydney. They were not planted by the hand of man, and are 

 growing close to where the type was obtained. 



1. Outer Domain, near Mrs. Macquarie's Chair. Young foliage thin, medium 

 lanceolate, smells like orange blossom, very sweet. 



