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AFFINITIES. 



1 . With E. terminalis. F.v.M. 



The tnxds and fruits of both species are somewhat similar in shape ana size, but 

 the loug slender pedicel of either character of E. Bleeseri readily differentiates it from 

 E. terminalis; the opercidum is also longer and more pointed in the former. In the 

 field the former may be distinguished from the latter by its moderately smooth white 

 bark, in contradistinction to the rough bark of E. terminalis. 



2. With E. dichromophloia F.v.M. 



The buds and fruits of E. Bleeseri are larger than those of E. dichromophloia, 

 while the bark of the former is comparatively smooth, not rough like that of the latter. 



