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bloom of the very young saplings of the former, and also with its more rostrate buds, 

 and less urceolate thick fruits. E. Bottii seems also to prefer a better class of soil, and 

 low-lying land with a porous subsoil, whilst E. piperita, almost without exception, sticks 

 to the well-drained, rugged sandstone country, particularly with a southerly aspect, 

 thus indicating that it prefers the cool side of the hills ; at times it descends into the 

 deep gullies until it meets with the shale which seems to be a barrier to its progress. 



2. With E. pilularis 8m. 



Young saplings of E. Bottii are tall and straight, and somewhat difficult to 

 distinguish from saplings of E. pilularis, with which it is often associated, and they 

 are sometimes cut for the latter species. The timber of E. Bottii is darker than that 

 of E. pilularis, and much shorter in the grain. The adult foliage is also narrower and 

 more glaucous than that of E. pilularis, while the juvenile leaves are very broad in 

 comparison with those of E. pilularis. 



