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" Blue Gum." Capel (Forest Ranger Donovan). " Flooded or Blue Gum," 

 near Waroona (Woods and Forests Department, January, 1903). Banks of Hothani 

 River at Marradong (Dr. A. Morrison). "Gum like Red Gum" (i.e., E. rostrata), 

 Serpentine (Dr. J. B. Cleland, No. 6). We are now in the suburbs of Perth. Armadale 

 (C. H. Ostenfeld, No. 505). 



" Swan River." (L. Preiss, 1843, No. 252, referred to by Bentham as having 

 been distributed with mixed material. ) 



Subiaco, Lower Swan (Dr. L. Diels). Herdsman's Lake, near Perth (Cecil 

 Andrews). East Perth (A. G. Hamilton, No. 74). South Perth (J. H.M.). " 30-40 feet. 

 Trunk, 12-15 inches. Growing near or in watercourses." Haddington, near Perth (Dr. 

 F. Steward, No. 134). " Flooded Gum. Height 40-50 feet. Up to 2 feet in diameter." 

 On the bank of the Swan River, near University site at Crawley, near Perth (Dr. F. 

 Stoward, No. 123). 



" Flooded or Swamp Gum. Stamens white." Near Perth (W. V. Fitzgerald). 

 We ascend the Darhng Range. ' Tree of 10 metres, with glaucous pendent foliage 

 near E. rudis." With large fruits, some inclining to pear-shape. Bellevue, Swan River 

 (Dr. L. Diels, No. 2,723, as E. rostrata, approaching E. mdis). I prefer to label it 

 E. rudis, and say that it shows some affinity to E. rostrata. See fig. 3, Plate 139. 

 Parkerville, near Perth (J. Staer). Gooseberry Hill, Darhng Range (Dr. A. Morrison). 

 Somewhat variable, apparently taken from two or three trees. 



We continue to go east. ' Tree of 25 metres in sub-humid situations amongst 

 Acacias." In fruit only. Clackline, Avon district (Dr. L. Diels, No. 2,573, as E. rostrata. 

 "Form approaching E. rudis.'"). I am inclined to label this E. rudis, showing some 

 affinity to E. rostrata. 



" I took specimens at Baylup, a few miles east of Wooroloo, in April, 1906 (No. 

 1,351). I was in close contact with the species at Swan Mill; trees growing within a 

 few yards from my house." (Max Koch.) 



E. rudis. 30-40 feet. Growing on the banks of and in shallow creeks. Wooroloo 

 (Dr. F. Stoward, No. 105). 



" Wormwood. The name arises from the fact that when a tree is felled it rapidly 

 becomes riddled with innumerable grub-holes, so as to almost fall to pieces at times." 

 Banks of Avon River at York (O. H. Sargent, No. L 1 ). "Wormwood " is typical E. rudis. 

 " Wormwood." Filaments, white. Tree of about 20 feet, in humous sand in dry part 

 of river bed. Avon River at York. (O. H. Sargent, No. 175). 



Bank of Avon River, near Central Bridge, York (O. H. Sargent, No. 322). Fruits 

 rather small, and certainly approaching E. rostrata. Banks of Avon River at York 

 (0. H. Sargent, No. 175b). Similar to 322. Very small fruits, apparently a starved 

 specimen. " Riversville." York. In sand in bed of Avon (0. H. Sargent, No. 331). 

 Tree of about 30 feet, south bridge over Avon River (0. H. Sargent, L2 and 642E). 

 Typical E. rudis. York (J. Staer). Typical E. rudis. 



