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1. With E. haemastoma, Sm. var. micrantha, Benth. (A 

 "White Gum"). The affinities lie in the smoothness of the 

 branches, the fruits and the young (intermediate) leaves. 



2. With E. eugenioides, Sieb., (A "Stringybark"). The 

 bark indicates some affinity to the Stringybark, and there 

 is also affinity in the foliage (as also with the White Gum). 

 There is some (not close) resemblance, in the fruits, while 

 the pedicellate fruit is seen in the White Gum. 



In 1903 I received from Mr. R. H. Oambage "a form of 

 E. eugenioides, Sieb." from between Tingha and Guyra, 

 and in the following year visited the tree. I labelled it on 

 1st April, 1905, and again on 30th March 1906, "probably 

 a eugenioides- stellulata hydrid," and I put it with my 

 collection of reputed hybrids to be dealt with collectively 

 in my "Critical Revision." 



During the present year, 1 Mr. R. T. Baker has described 

 it as a new species (E. Laseroni) and says it bears the local 

 reputation of being a cross between E. laevopinea and 

 stellulata. 



We have also a species E. oblonga, DO., in " Prod, iii, 

 217," the type being Sieber's " Pis. Exs., No. 583." I have 

 identified this with plants attributed to E. eugenioides, 

 Sieb., in N.S.W. The buds are stellulate and the plant 

 resembles that of E. Laseroni,, and, to a less extent, in this 

 respect, E. Penrithensis. There is no doubt that E. 

 eugenioides may similate E. stellulata and the facts that I 

 have accumulated should be added to and the taxonomic 

 meaning of these affinities carefully gone into. 



The question of the recognition of E. oblonga, DC, 

 species distinct from E. eugenioides, Sieb., will requi] 



as a 



require to 



be dealt with. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. , xxxvn, 585. 



