172 



Northern Territory. 



Gosse's Range (Revs. Schwarz and Schulze, in Herb. Melb.). Labelled E. largi- 

 florens F.v.M. by Mueller. 



The following were collected by Gr. F. Hill, going northwards : — 



No. 116. Jay Creek and Hugh River. " Grows along water courses; white stems 

 with brownish yellow marks, large tree." In bud, flower and very early 

 fruit. 



No. 355. 90 miles north, | west of Camp 3, 15th June, 1911. " Trees and scrubs 

 in desert. White bark with grey patches. Perhaps the desert form of No. 

 116." In fruit only. 



Western Australia. 



We now return to the collections of the Elder Exploring Expedition, made at no 

 great distance from those indicated under South Australia : — 



1. Cavenagh Range (R. Helms, 27th July, 1891). 



2. Mount Cooper, Cavenagh Range (R. Helms, 31st July, 1891). Labelled vari- 



ously E. dumosa and "E.Oldfieldii F.v.M., a dwarf state at 2,500 feet 

 elevation," by Mueller and Tate. 



The above specimens were collected approximately in 26 deg. S. lat. and 128 

 deg. E. Long. 



AFFINITIES. 



l . With E. fasciculosa F.v.M. 



The unsatisfactory description of the anthers of E. intertexta largely contributed 

 to my confusing these two species; the anthers of E. fasciculosa have terminal pores. 

 If my reader will turn to Part XIV, p. 140, and Plate 61, he will see that in the bark, 

 timber and fruit there is a good deal of similarity between the two species, and the 

 principal and most practical distinction between them lies in the anthers. If this 

 breaks down, then E. intertexta cannot stand. Differences will probably be found in 

 the width of -the juvenile leaves, and perhaps in the greater tendency of the young 

 operculum of E. intertexta to be of diminished diameter, because of a deciduous second 

 or outer operculum. Local observers in South Australia should set themselves to devise 

 absolutely suitable field notes to separate the two species. 



The confusion of this species by Schlechtendal and Mueller with E. paniculata 

 (an Ironbark) arises out of the confusion of E. fasciculosa with E. paniculata. 



