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AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. oread es E. T. Baker. . 



This is the close affinity. The two species are so closely allied, that they may 

 be properly termed geminate. The matter will be dealt with under E. oreades. 



2, With E. Sieberiana F.v.M. 



The confusion of E. virgata with E. Sieberiana, a " Mountain Ash," with furrowed 

 fibrous bark (often confused with an Ironbark at first sight), has already been dealt 

 with, and largely arises out of the uncertainty that existed for many years as to the 

 identity of E. virgata. The juvenile (sucker) leaves of the two species are remarkably 

 similar. 



A tentative table as to the relations of E. oreades and some allied species 

 is herewith. E. striata Sieb. will be dealt with in Part XL. For a more detailed 

 comparison with E. oreades and E. obtusi flora, see p. 297. 



virgata 



oreades 



fraxinoides 

 obtusiflora 

 'tricla 



Habit. 



Juvenile 

 (Sucker) Leaves. 



Fruits, 



Mature Leaves. 



Buds. 



Branchlets. 



Malleo-Uko 

 Trco 



do 



Mallee-liko 



Mallee-liko 

 Occasionally a 

 treo. 



Broad-Ian ceolat e ; 

 axis conspicuously 

 glandular. 



do 



Lanceolateto broad- 

 lanceolate. 



Xarrow-lanceolate 

 to broad-lanceo- 

 late. 



Lanceolate or nar- 

 row-lanceolate. 



Sub- cylindrical, 

 large, corrugated, 

 rim broad. 



Similar in shape, 

 but smaller and 

 not corrugated ex- 

 cept when unripe. 



Spherical to ovoid; 

 rim thin (?) Some- 

 what urceolatc. 



Truncate ovoid, 

 rarely urceolatc; 

 rim thick. 



Urceolate -ovoid; 

 rim thin. 



Largo, coarse, glau- 

 cous. 



Smaller 



Largish, falcate ... 



Lanceolateto broad- 

 lanceolate. 



Narrow-lanceolate 



Broadpedunclc,buds 

 angular, opercu- 

 lum pointed. 



do 



Operculum pointed. 



Operculum often 

 rugose. 



Operculum ven 

 short, nearly hem- 

 ispherical. 



Conspicuously an- 

 gular; yellowish. 



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