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Flowers nodding. 



Calyx with its ribs tapering into a strong pedicel. 

 Operculum about half an inch, ecostate, somewhat obtuse. 

 Filaments exceeding half an inch or longer. 

 Anthers § line long, yellowish-white. 

 Style scarcely equalling the stamens. 

 Stigma dilated. 



Fruit half an inch or a little longer, nodding, with two rather narrow ribs. 

 Sterile seeds varying in form ; the fertile ones about half a line long, black, ovate-rotund. 

 E. -platypus Hook. Ic. 819, is similar to our species in leaves, the breadth of the peduncles, and 

 the opercula, differing entirely, however, in the not very deeply -ribbed calyx and the fruits. 



It will be observed that the type of the variety came from Bremer Bay. I 

 collected tall shrubs or small trees, or thin shrubs of 6-8 feet growing in small masses, 

 but not a true mallee ; broadly lanceolate leaves ; very pendent flowers ; short opercula, 

 crimson filaments, which well contrast, with the yellow anthers, at Kundip, 20 miles 

 north of Hopetoun, near Ravensthorpe. 



RANGE. 



A Western Australian species. The type is from near King George's Sound. 



Bentham says " From about 6 miles north of the west end of Stirling Range, 

 extending far away eastward towards Phillips Ranges." 



Mueller adds ('"' Eucalyptographia ")...." and to near Bremer's Inlet." 



It occurs from the vicinity and north of the Stirling Range, thence south along 



the coast as far as Esperance, then striking inland to the Phillips Ranges, and as far 



to the north-east as 140 miles east of Kalgoorlie. In the extensive wedge-shaped piece 



of country thus defined, the species remains to be recorded from many localities. 



Note by Surveyor-General T. S. Roe on specimen in the Vienna Herbarium. 

 " Almost, impenetrable thickets, 10 to 20 feet in height, 60 miles northward from King 

 George's Sound. Western Australia." 



Drummond's 183 (oth) came from Swan River to Cape Riche (Herb. Oxon. 

 and Cant.). This is the type. 



Note on specimen of Maxwell's. ' Western Australian Mallee, commences about 

 6 miles north from the west end of the Stirling Ranges and extending far away to the 

 eastward, past the Phillips Ranges." 



Following are some recent specimens : — 



" Tree of 20 feet. Broad leaves." (T. Carter, Broome Hill, per O. H. Sargent.) 



" Moorett " (apparently an attempt to spell Moort). ' Trees always with round 

 leaves like this. A scrub tree like a Mallee, 1 foot through and smaller, with very long 

 branches."" Stirling Range (Louis Dillon, per A. Murphy). 



