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appearance. On rubbing, the loose pieces of bark come off 

 easily, leaving the stem more or less smooth." Near 

 Government Tank, Westonia. This is six miles north of 

 Oarrabin, a railway station 195 miles east of Perth. (0. E. 

 Lane-Poole, Nos. 220, 463). 



Shrub 5-8 feet, several stems springing from base, 2 — 

 3" diameter, bark smooth above, inclined to be rough at 

 base. Open flowers and young fruits. On ironstone gravel 

 on high land. Best specimens always near the summit, 

 Kunnunoppin district (Dr. P. Stoward, No. 144). 



" Shrubby Mallee, 8-10 feet. Sucker leaves, flowers, 

 mature fruits and bark. Found on ironstone ridge, Kun- 

 nunoppin district" (Dr. P, Stoward, No. 146). The bark 

 precisely similar to that of the Pindar specimens but the 

 leaves of this specimen are broader than those of the type. 



"Eucalyptus Oldfleldii, Mountain form." Mount Cooper, 

 Cavenagh Range, R. Helms, 31st July, 1891. "A dwarf 

 state at 2,500 feet elevation." This locality is in Western 

 Australia, and the Oamp. No. 31, Ljong. 128°. 



South Australia. — "Eucalyptus Oldfleldii," Elder Expl. 

 Exped., R. Helms, 15 feet high, 12/6/91. The Expedition 

 was then in the vicinity of Yeeluginna Hill, in South Aus- 

 tralia, say in lat. 27° 20" S., long. 131° 70" E. 



Affinities. 

 1. With E. Oldficldii P.v.M. There has been great con- 

 fusion between E. Oldfleldii and E. Drummondii, and the 

 present species, like E. Lane-Poolei, has been carved out 

 of the aggregate. The affinity of E. Lane-Poolei inclines 

 to E. Drummondii and so does the present species in general 

 characters, but both E. Ewartiana and E. Oldfleldii are 

 dry-country Mallees. Mueller and Tate looked upon the 

 Elder Expedition specimens as a mountain form of E. 

 Oldfleldii. Both species have fruits with broad rims, though 

 the sculpture is not the same in both. The fruits of E. 



