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E. longifolia. 



" Seeds without any appendage, the sterile seeds mostly narrow." (" Eucalyptographia," figs. 9 

 and 10.) 



Fertile seeds shiny, dark brown to black, 1-lJ mm. long, \-\ mm. broad, some- 

 what tri- or quadrangular or narrow pyramidal to reniform, the margins minutely 

 fringed, more or less grooved and wrinkled on the face and back, also minutely pitted 

 rugose. Hilum terminal or semi-terminal, very obscure ; testa thin. 



Sterile seeds glossy, the narrow ones reddish, subulate, up to 2J mm. long, the 

 broad ones brown to dark reddish-brown, somewhat similar to the fertile seeds, but 

 smaller, more numerous than the narrow ones. 



Similar to E. tereticornis, but larger. Rookwood (J. L. Boorman, December, 

 J917). 



E. longifolia var. multiflora. 



Fertile seeds shiny, light brown to black, 1-1 J mm. long, |-1 mm. broad, 

 somewhat obtusely tri- or quadrangular to narrow pyramidal, a few somewhat ovate, 

 rather plump, the slightly raised longitudinal angles minutely fringed with a deciduous 

 substance, wrinkled and minutely pitted on the back. Hilum terminal or semi-terminal, 

 very indistinct ; testa thin. 



Sterile seeds glossy, light to dark reddish-brown, the majority narrow, subulate, 

 oblong, rarely 2 mm. long, the broad ones shorter and more compressed. 



Slightly smaller than the typical form both in the fertile and the sterile seeds. 

 Kincumber (J. L. Boorman and A. Murphy, December, 1920). 



E. robusta. 



" Seeds small, all without appendage, the fertile much broader than most of the sterile seeds. Ripe 

 seeds brown, hardly 1 line long, or even less." (" Eucalyptographia," figs. 8 and 9.) 



Fertile seeds dull, light brown, 1-2 mm. long, f-1 mm. broad, obtusely tri- or 

 quadrangular, narrow pyramidal to somewhat D-shaped, a few ovate, almost smooth 

 the very fine angles microscopically fringed. Hilum terminal or semi-terminal, very 

 obscure; testa thin. 



Sterile seeds glossy, dark reddish -brown, the majority narrow, quadrangular, 

 oblong to subulate, the broad ones somewhat similar to the fertile seeds, and often quite 

 as long. 



Seeds paler and less angular than E. longifolia. Nowra (Forest Guard Gallagher, 

 1919). 



