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E. corymbosa is the earliest described, and the best known species of the 

 Coryinbosae, and it is fitting to say here that later on, by means of a comparative table, 

 and in other ways, it is intended to comprehensively bring out the relations of the 

 various species of this inreresting group. 



3. With E. urnigera Hook. f. 



E. urnigera. which bears in its fruit considerable resemblance to E. corymbosa. differs essentially 

 in having the leaves dark green and somewhat shining on both sides, the latter moreover are provided with 

 less spreading rather irregular and more distant lateral veins, a removed marginal vein and isogenous 

 stomata, many of the flower-stalks are axillary, and bear mostly three or occasionally only two flowers, 

 the tube of the ealyx is more cylindrical turgid below the middle, and strongly constricted towards the rim, 

 the lid is ampler than the orifice and seceding by a clear circumcision, the fruit is generally smaller, with 

 more spreading rim, and the seeds are devoid of any appendage. It is moreover never a large tree, and 

 is restricted to the sub-alpine zone of southern Tasmania. 



E. urnigera is dealt with at Pare XYIII, and figured at Plate 80. It is a small 

 Gum, and not a Bloodwocd, although we must remember that there are Gums even 

 amongst the Bloodwoods The two species differ in anthers, cotyledon-leaves and 

 seedlings generally, but their affinities deserve a further statement, which will be made 

 later. 



