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So that the New South Wales localities going north from the Murray are 

 Balranald, Condobolin, Mt. Boppy (the furthest north), then turn south to Wyalong 

 and Narrandera. These localities indicate that the species will be probably found to 

 occur very extensively in the western and south-western plains of the State. 



VARIETY. 



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angustifolia var. nov. 



Synonym, E. socialis F.v.M. in Miq. Ned. Kruidk. Arch, iv, 132, 1856 (see 



Part XV, p. 167, of the present work), but excluding Mueller's variety latijolia — 

 E. lauri folia Behr (see p. 177). 



The type, consisting only of mature leaves and flowers (so far as I have seen 

 specimens), .but described from ampler material, is figured at figs. 17a, 176, Plate 65. 

 Probably the following illustrated specimens belong to this form — figs. 18a, 186, 18c, 

 Plate 65; figs, la, 16, If, Plate 66; and possibly figs. 2a, 26, 2c; 3a, 36, Plate 66. 

 I have not been successful in obtaining seeds of this form, but hazard the suggestion 

 that, when obtamed, they will be narrow (in contrast to those of E. oleosa, which are 

 broadish in the type though variable), and thus E. socialis of Mueller may become 

 justified. 



RANGE. 



South Australia,— A reputed type specimen from Mueller (fig. 17, Plate 65) came 

 from " Towards River Murray," but (p. 167, Plate XV) some of the type described 

 came from " Pine Forest, near Gawler Town,"' and frequently beyond Salt Creek. But 

 as the description includes E. laurifolia Behr, which belongs to a different species, 

 being a petiolate form of E. Gillii showing transit to E. oleosa (see Part XV, p. 177 

 and fig. 3a, Plate 67), the type locality of E. socialis is not perfectly clear. 



Dublin Scrub (fig. 18, Plate 65) is certainly towards the Murray, while Swan Hill, 

 Victoria (fig. 1, Plate 66), with more rounded opercula, is likewise on the Murray. 



Western Austrati a.— The specimens at figs. 2 and 3 (Plate 66) are from Western 

 Australia, west of that State, the Murchison being considerably north of Perth. But, 

 as has been already indicated, these specimens require further investigation. 



