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E. stricta. 



" Sterile seeds mostly not much narrower than the fertile seeds or quite as broad, all without any 

 appendage. Only a small portion of the sterile seeds narrow." (" Eucalyptographia," figs. 9 and 10.) 



Fertile seeds glossy, light brown, 2 mm. long, 1-|- mm. broad, thick, 

 somewhat pyramidal when face upwards, and imperfectly D-skaped when on the side, 

 more or less acutely angled, with three to five rather strong ridges extending from the 

 broad hilum to the sharp outer edge of the seed, the broad back convex, slightly pitted. 

 Hilum rather large, terminal, surrounded by a broad, slight depression; testa hard. 



Sterile seeds reddish brown or dark brown, according to age, very glossy, almost 

 similar to the fertile seeds, but without the radial ridges, usually D-shaped, very 

 numerous. Katoomba, Blue Mountains (J. H. Camfield). 



E. obliqua. 



" Sterile seeds mostly not much narrower than the fertile seeds, all without appendage." 

 (" Eucalyptographia," figs. 8 and 9.) 



Fertile seeds shiny, light to dark brown, l|-2 mm. long, 1-lJ mm. broad, rather 

 plump, D-shaped to pyramidal, with three to five radiating ridges extending from the 

 hilum to the somewhat sharp rim, minutely pitted rugose on both surfaces. Hilum 

 terminal, rather large, whitish, usually with a broad space surrounding it ; testa firm, 

 also the endosperm. 



Sterile seeds glossy, light to dark brown, the majority similar, but -smaller than 

 the fertile seeds, a few narrow and more elongated than the rest. 



Somewhat similar to E. obtusiflora in shape and colour. V/ingello (J. L. Boorman, 

 1917). 



E. hmnastoma. 



" Seeds without any appendage, the sterile seeds rather short and often comparatively broad." 

 (" Eucalyptographia," figs. 9 and 10.) 



Fertile seeds shiny, light brown, l-o-2f mm. long, about 1 mm. bread, poly- 

 morphic, D-shaped, pyramidal to somewhat obliquely pyramidal, moderately plump, 

 with three to five thin, dark ridges radiating from the hilum, the back convex, minutely 

 pitted, but not as distinct as the face and sides ; testa thin. Hilum terminal, small, 

 often longer than broad, paler than the thin testa. 



Sterile seeds glossy, light to dark brown, the majority similar in shape to the 

 fertile seeds and often as large, but differing very much in texture. 



Seeds with a castor-oil-like flavour. Somewhat similar' to E. obtusiflora in 

 colour, but differing in the less prominent and faintly ridged seed. Manly, near Sydney 

 (J. L. Boorman, 1917). 



