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tree abeut If miles from here. It is a young tree, about 50 feet, with rough bark on 

 stem and for some distance up the branches; where smooth, it is of a pinkish colour 

 not so pronounced as the upper bark of Tristania conferta. It will not flower for some 

 time yet, but I got a few fruits of it and also of E. acaciceformis , but none of E. saligna, 

 except a few on a dry twig. The hybrid is a much smaller tree than either of the parents; 

 it exudes kino resembling that of E. acaciwformis . I cut a piece of dead branch and it 

 was paler than the wood of E. saligna. The timber of E. acaciceformis is red." 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. saligna Sm. 



It seems to partake of the botanical characters of E. saligna, especially in the 

 venation of the leaves, and somewhat in the fruit. The buds, however, are longer and 

 more pointed than those of E. saligna, and the fruit is smaller and more shell-like, with 

 very fine needle-like valves which sometimes protude slightly beyond the orifice. It 

 however, differs from E. saligna in the rough bark extending well out on the branches, 

 and in the smooth bark being of a pinkish colour, not bluish as in E. saligna; the leaves 

 are also uniformly narrower than those of E. saligtia. 



2. With E . acacia?formis Deane and Maiden. 



It seems to resemble E. acaciaformis mainly in the rough bark which extends 

 nearly all over the tree, and in the narrow leaves, small brownish buds, and in the very 

 small fruits. 



3. With E. Deanel Maiden. 



It differs from E.Deand in the shape of the buds and juvenile leaves, and also in 

 the nature of the bark. 



4. With E. quadrangulata Deane and Maiden. 



Its small fruits are not unlike those of E. quadrangulata, but the leaf venation 

 is distinct from that species and the bark and timber are also very dissimilar. 



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