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AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. stricta Sieb. 



The affinity of this species is closest to E. stricta. It differs from the latter in 

 being a large tree, in the shape of the fruits, and in the venation of the leaves. (Original 

 description.) 



This is the species with which it is likely to be confused. E. stricta is usually a 

 Mallee-like plant (only exceptionally it is a tree), while E. fraxinoides and its variety 

 are trees, and sometimes attain a considerable size. The fruits of both E. stricta and of 

 the var. triflora have some tendency to be urceolate, but those of the variety are sessile 

 and in threes, and usually larger than those of E. stricta. 



See also the table at p. 289. 



2. With E. maeulata Hook. 



The fruits are sometimes not very dissimilar in shape to those of E. maeulata 

 and the small form of E. corymbosa, but the White Ash has no real affinity with either 

 species, as it belongs to a different group entirely, (Original description.) 



VARIETY. 



Var. triflora, var. nov. 



" Fruits nearly sessile, and in threes, hence the name proposed for this variety, 

 Fruits nearly hemispherical, with a slight tendency to be urceolate." This is the 

 original description (considered as E. virgata var. triflora) taken from my " Forest Flora 

 of Xew South Wales," xxv, 87. It seems, however, more closely allied to E. fraxinoides. 



It is figured at 2a, 2b, Plate 44 (leaf and unripe -fruits of type) ; lla-d, Plate 43, 

 with fruits a little more urceolate than in the type. Also figures H, K, L, Plate 94, of 

 my " Forest Flora of Xew South Wales," in which a pair of the sucker-leaves are more 

 clearly shown. 



SYNONYMS. 



1. E. virgata Sieb., vai'. triflora Maiden, in " Forest Flora of New South Wales/' 



XXV, 87 (1907); this work IX, p. 279. 



2. E. stricta Sieb. (arboreal form) ; in part, this work, Part IX, p. 278. 



