196 R. T. BAKER AND H. G. SMITH. 



This photograph throws some doubt on M. leucadendron, 

 Linn., as being an Australian species, but comparing it 

 with specimens in the National Herbaria of Sydney and 

 Melbourne, from Arnheim Land, Napier, Broome Bay y 

 Burdekin, Escape Cliff, these appear somewhat to match 

 it, but until material is obtained from India, the home of 

 the original, and compared botanically and chemically with 

 Australian material, in our opinion the name M. leucaden- 

 dron, Linn, should be held in abeyance as applying to an 

 Australian species. 



Morphologically therefore, it is not any of those investi- 

 gated by us nor does it agree chemically. 



That the Melaleuca on the N.W. Coast of the Continent 

 differs from that of other Eastern Coast species is evident 

 from the remarks of Mr. W. S. Campbell, which appeared 

 in the " Sydney Morning Herald of October 6th, 1913, who 

 when describing a trip to those parts of the Continent, 

 states: — 



" Here and throughout the country, in the many favourable 

 moist places, the tea tree, Melaleuca leucadendron, abounds. Along 

 the banks of rivers, creeks, and many lagoons and swampy locali- 

 ties, it attains a great height and diameter. Overhanging the 

 water amongst other vegetation, with its silvery green, pendulous, 

 leaves, it" adds greatly to the beauty of many beautiful places. 

 This tree seems to differ to some extent from that bearing the same 

 name in New South Wales, aud which is very common about the 

 coast, the leaves being more willowy-like." 



Concerning these Tea-trees, Mr. W. H. Tibbits, L.s., 

 Woollahra, writes: — 



"These trees also grow in the Cape York Peninsula and out 

 from Cook town." This tree is very probably M. saligna, Schau. 



III. Systematic Botany. 

 Bentham evidently experienced great difficulty in classi- 

 fying his material under this species (M. leucadendron) 



