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AFFINITIES. 



1. With E. numerosa Maiden. 



In botanical characters E. numerosa appears to be its closest affinity. In fact, 

 it may be described as a rough-barked form of E. numerosa, possessing a more durable 

 timber, larger and more glaucous juvenile leaves, and sub-glaucous adult leaves, also 

 glaucous, and more pointed buds. The umbels appear also to have fewer flowers in 

 the head, and the pedicels are usually slightly shorter than those of E. numerosa. 



2. With E. radiata Sieb. 



E. Robertsoni is a much larger and taller tree than E. radiata, possessing a better 

 class of timber, and has larger and broader juvenile leaves, which are more glaucous 

 than those of E. radiata, while the venation of the leaves is also different. On the other 

 hand, the buds are more pointed and even rostrate, and the peduncle and pedicels 

 are usually longer in E. Robertsoni than in E. radiata. 



