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description of E. Stuartiana. The juvenile leaves of both species are very much alike in 

 shape, and they are also glaucous, but those of E. cinerea var. multiflora are without 

 doubt more glaucous than those of E. Stuartiana. 



Mueller describes the fruits of E. Stuartiana as being " quite small, semi-ovate to 

 top-shaped, not angular, with deltoid exserted valves," so that the small fruited forms of 

 E. Stuartiana are near the type. My specimens of the fruits from " Back," road between 

 Bright and Germanton, Victoria, figured at Plate 101, fig. 2g, are almost typical, according 

 to Mueller's description and figure. The large fruits depicted on Plate 101, fig. 3, from 

 Armidale, New South Wales (A. W. Howitt), seem to be a transit to var. grossa. 



The figure of the fruits of E. Stuartiana in the " Eucalyptographia " almost 

 matches a specimen of E. Bridgesiana R. T. Baker from Bungendore. (W. Baeuerlen, 

 June, 1898) The buds are also very similar in shape to those depicted by Mueller. 

 They also resemble a specimen from Mudgee (Woolls), one of the localities quoted by 

 Mueller for his revised E. Stuartiana. Mr. 'Baker's specimen from Towrang, which 

 he attributed to E. angophoroides is also typical E. Stuartiana. 



Mueller, throughout his description of E. Stuartiana, does not mention glaucousness 

 which goes to show that he was not dealing with such a glaucous plant as E. cinerea var. 

 multiflora, for such an outstanding character could hardly have been overlooked by him 

 when drawing up his description. It would, therefore, seem that the important 

 characters such as buds, fruits and leaves of his plant were not glaucous. 



The small-fruited form referred to in Part XXIV, p. 71 , as var. parviflora is referable 

 to the typical form. It will be seen that the form which agrees with Mueller's description 

 and figure is not confined to Victoria, but extends over a very wide area in New South 

 Wales, and in some districts it is associated with the slightly larger or intermediate form 

 which T regarded as normal E. Stuartiana. 



RANGE. 



The species occurs from north-eastern Victoria to south-eastern Queensland. In 

 New South Wales it extends along the tablelands from end to end of the State. 



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Victoria. — The following are the revised localities for the species, according to 

 specimens in the National Herbarium, Sydney. It would appear that in the same 

 locality it is often associated with E. angophoroides R. T. Baker : — 



Toongabbie; Dargo, Gippsland (Dr. A. W. Howitt, H. Hopkins); Ovens River 

 (Mueller) ; Hume River (Jephcott). These localities are referred to by Mueller for E. 

 Stuartiana. Munro; Buchan (H. Hopkins); Lower Tambo River (J.H.M.), associated 

 with E. angophoroides; Bright district (J.H.M.); Mildura (E. Cheel). 



