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AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. cladocalyx F.v.M. 



It seems to be a well-marked natural hybrid of E. cladocalyx, with long, slender, 

 irregular narrow-lanceolate leaves, and rather long rostrate buds and eylindroid- 

 urceolate fruits. The anthers, however, are somewhat alike in both species, being 

 very irregular as regards shape and size. Perhaps no other species has such variation 

 in the anthers as the ones under discussion. No less than three or four different types 

 of anthers can be found in the same head. Some are plump, with broad lateral cells, 

 others are very narrow or uniformly oblong, while cordate or obcordate types are not 

 uncommon. Occasionally the anther attachment is quite oblique, or it is sometimes 

 attached to the side of the filament instead of at the top. Like E. cladocalyx, it does 

 not appear to be a good oil-bearing species, and on that account it should make a useful 

 tree for sheep and cattle fodder, especially in moderately dry areas. 



•2. With E. calycogona Turcz. 



The unripe rugulose fruits resemble some forms of E. calycogona, and the leaves 

 are also narrow, thin and channelled like the leaves of E. calycogona, but they are longer 

 and there is a total absence of the characteristic oil-dots of E. calycogona. 



