276 



In Mueller's " Eucalyptographia," in tlie Plate of E. oleosa, the twig to the left 

 is that species, while the main figure is E. transcontinentalis. 



In my "Forest Flora of New South Wales," Part LX, Plate 226, of E. oleosa, 

 fig. D is E. oleosa, while the rest of the Plate is E. transcontinentalis, wifh the possible 

 exception of fig. E, which was drawn from unripe fruits. 



RANGE. 



The " type " is said to have come from Marble Range (Wilhelmi) and Murray 

 Scrub (Dr. Behr), both in South Australia; see Part XV, p. 165. It is obvious, there- 

 fore, that we have no type in the modern sense, which should come from one locality, 

 and if possible from one tree. Even where specimens purporting to be the type come 

 from the same clump of trees, the pitfalls are and were great, particularly to the pioneer 

 collectors and botanists. In the present day the species is defined (or should be) with 

 such precision that there is no uncertainty as to the plant the original describer has 

 before him. In the present case, we know that Wilhelmi, who resided near Port Lincoln, 

 collected westerly to the Marble Range (about 30 miles distant), while Behr collected 

 near the banks of the Murray, in South Australian territory. 



Besides that State, it is also found in the States of Western Australia, Victoria, 

 and New South Wales. 



Western Australia.— Of the specimens enumerated in Part XV, p. 169, the 

 following appear to be E. oleosa; Pindar, Ravensthorpe, Eucla. Goonganie. 65 miles 

 north of Kalgoorlie (J.H.M.) may be added. 



[The Comet Vale specimen (figs. 13a, 136, Plate 65) is a slightly aberrant form of 

 E transcontinentalis, admixed with the normal form of that species: see figs. 9a, 96, 

 Plate 66. All the specimens referred to from the words " At page 124 " to the end of 

 the page (169 aforesaid), belong to E. transcontinentalis.] 



The E. oleosa localities are a mixture of interior and coastal ones, but it must 

 be borne in mind that in the Great Australian Bight the rainfall is comparatively low, 

 like that over wide inland areas. Thus we have it from nearly as far north as the 

 Murchison district, and also in the Kalgoorlie district, and probably it will be found in 

 intermediate localities. Ravensthorpe and Eucla show that it occurs at or near the 

 south coast. 



Soidh Australia. — Oi the specimens enumerated in Part XV, p. 170, the following 

 appear to belong to E. oleosa. Port Lincoln (including Point Kirton), Parilla, Mannum, 

 type of E. socialis, Dublin Scrub, Nackara Forest, Cape Jervis, Murat and Denial Bays, 

 Fowler's Bay, Streaky Bay, Robert Brown's Bay iii, Peeneri Mallee, Ooldea, type of 

 E. turbinata (p. 171). 



