ON AN ADDITIONAL BLUE-LEAF STKINGYBAKK. 269 



1. With E. Blaxlandi Maiden and Oambage. In the early 

 juvenile leaves, which are rather larger in E.agglomerata, 

 and in the stellate buds and smaller closely capitate fruits. 

 The buds of E. Blaxlandi are clavate. In outward appear- 

 ance both species have much in common. 



2. With E. capitellata Sm. E. agglomerata appears to 

 differ in the following characters: — 



(i.) Smaller and more stellate juvenile leaves, the margins 

 of which are undulate or crenulate. They are also less 

 cordate. They appear to be intermediate between those 

 of E. Blaxlandi and E. capitellata, i.e., larger than the 

 former, smaller than the latter. 



(ii.) In the E. eugenioides-Uke buds, with its longer 

 operculum. 



(iii.) In the smaller and more contracted fruits. 



3. With E. eugenioides Sieb. The juvenile leaves are 

 intermediate between E. eugenioides (which have the 

 narrowest of the Stringybarks) and E. Blaxlandi, but nearer 

 the latter, and considerably smaller than those of E. capi- 

 tellata. The buds more closely resemble those of E. 

 eugenioides than those of E. capitellata. They are stellate 

 like the former. 



In the type locality, E. eugenioides grows in flatter 

 country. 



4. With E. Icevopinea R. T. Baker. They are both Blue- 

 leaf Stringybarks. With E. Icevopinea the affinity is not 

 quite so close as in the three preceding species, neverthe- 

 less, the general facies of E. Icevopinea is reflected in the 

 essential morphological characters of the new species, with 

 varying degrees of similarity. For example, at one stage, 

 the buds of E. Icevopinea are between stellate and clavate, 

 while the fruits, though invariably rounded, vary from 

 truncate to domed with slightly exsert valves, but, at the 

 same time showing a tendency towards abbreviated and 

 elongated pedicels. The juvenile leaves too, though not 

 conspicuously stellate, as in E. agglomerata, are inclined 

 to broadness. 



