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RANGE. 



So far it has been found only on the rough sandstone country south and north 

 of the Lower Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, and is very common from Berowra 

 to the Hawkesbury on the southern side, while on the northern side it extends as far 

 as Penang Range, Gosford. It is very plentiful in the vicinity of Kariong trig, station, 

 the type locality, which is roughly about 7 miles north of Brooklyn. (D. W. C. Shiress 

 and W.F.B.). 



AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. eugenioides. 



From which it differs in being a Mallee or dwarf tree, in the broader and more 

 glabrous suckers, and in the more sessile and thicker fruits. 



2. With E, agglomerata. 



The suckers of this species in the young state are softly hairy, while those of 

 E. deformis are scarcely hairy ; they are also smaller and they do not possess the putrid- 

 like odour of E. agglomerata. The latter is also a large tree, whereas the former does' 

 not appear to exceed 25 feet in height, and the stem diameter is usually less than 

 12 inches. 



3. With E. globoidea. 



Both species have broad juvenile leaves, but those of E. deformis appear to be 

 more cordate-lanceolate and more variable than the juvenile leaves of E. globoidea. 

 The buds of the latter are also smaller than those of the former, and the operculum 

 is also shorter. 



The fruits of E. globoidea are also smaller and rounder than the fruits of 

 E. deformis. There is also a marked difference in the habit of the trees ; E. globoidea 

 is a small to medium-sized, single-stemmed tree of good shape, while E. deformis is 

 usually a Mallee or a badly-shaped tree. The former seems to prefer a clay soil, while 

 the latter is strictly a sandstone species. 



