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DESCRIPTION. 



CDII. E. Grasbyi Maiden and Blakely, n.sp. 



Arbor 30-40 pedes alta, ad 20 uncias diametio; truncus sursuin asper ad 6 pedes, deinceps glaber; 

 folia juvenilia nondum visa ; folia matura altcrnata petiolata, angusto-lanceolata, acuminata, uncinata, 

 crassa, nitentia, 4-10 cm. longa, 5-14 mm. lata ; venatio penninervia ; inflorescentia umbellis axillaribus 

 4-8 parvorum florum ; gemmae pedicellatae conicae, 6-25 mm. ; operculum glabrums esquilongius calyci 

 cyathifornii ; filamenta gemmis longiora ; antherae cellis latis ; fructus adhuc non visus. 



A tree, 30-40 feet high, up to 20 inches in diameter ; trunk rough for about 6 feet, then smooth 

 (Fitzgerald Fraser). 



Juvenile leaves not seen. 



Mature leaves alternate, petiolate, narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, uncinate, thick, pale-g;een, 

 gossy on both sides, 4-10 cm. long, 5-14 mm. broad; venation penninerved, the median nerve distinct 

 on both surfaces ; lateral veins very fine, somewhat obscure, radiating at an angle of 30-35° with the 

 midrib ; intramarginal vein close to the edge. Oil glands very numerous. 



Illfloresceuce in small axillary umbels of 4-8 small, white flowers. Peduncle slender, terete 

 or nearly to. Buds rjedicellate, conical, scarcely acute, 6 mm. long, the smooth conical operculum about 

 one and a half times longer than the small cupular calyx ; pedicels slender, scarcely as long as the buds. 

 Filaments exceeding the buds, all antheriferous, with broad-celled anthers. Style slender, almost terete ; 

 stigma very small. Floral disc forming a small, dark, carnose lining around the calyx-tube, but free 

 from the ovary. 



Fruit not seen. 



Named in honour of William Catton Grasby, Agricultural Editor of " The Western 

 Mail," who for a number of years has taken a keen interest in the flora of Western 

 Australia. 



RANGE. 



It is known only from Lake Barlee, Western Australia (Fitzgerald Fraser, through 

 W. C. Grasby, September, 1919). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E, Kochii Maiden and Blakely. 



It is a small slender tree like E. Kochii, with narrow-lanceolate leaves, and small 

 slender buds. The leaves, however, are broader than those of E. Kochii, and although 

 the buds are about the same size in both species, the operculum is more elongated 

 in E. Grasbyi, and the calyx is relatively shorter. 



2. With E. longicornis F.v.M. 



It has the same shaped buds as E. longicornis, but they are considerably smaller, 

 while the peduncle and pedicels are more filiform. When the fruit is obtained it will 

 probably be much smaller and more hemispherical than that of E. longicornis. 



