7 | ~ +" 
494 J. H. MAIDEN. 
Flowers not seen fully expanded. Unripe anthers appear 
to be similar to those of HE. maculosa of the same age. 
Fruits nearly hemispherical, about °6 cm. in diameter, 
rather abruptly set on the short pedicels, rim broadish and 
domed, the tips of the valves distinctly exsert. 
Type from Capertee, N.S.W., J. H. Maiden and J. L. 
Boorman, March, 1901. 
This species possesses characters in common with E. 
maculosa, R. T. Baker and E. rubida, Deane and Maiden. 
It has a closer and general resemblance to EH. maculosa, 
but the fruits are rounded and the juvenile foliage is broad. 
That of EH. maculosa is on the whole narrow, although 
exceptionally it may be broadish. 
An outstanding character of the present species is that 
of the flowering, which may take place while the leaves 
are in the broad or juvenile stage, and the specific name 
is given in reference to this. 
As regards New South Wales, the only truly homoblastic 
species, so far as we know, is the disappearing endemic 
HK. pulvigera, A.Cunn. There are, however, several species 
in which the vegetative form, or the foliage characteristic 
of juvenility, persists for a considerable time, the tree 
flowering frequently and indeed usually, in this stage. 
Indeed, the advent of the mature foliage is often so retarded 
that it may require careful search to find it, and from some 
individuals it may be absent altogether. We must of course 
bear in mind that the adult foliage may be found at the 
very top of a particular tree, and if the tree be of any size, 
it is quite easy to omit seeing it. 
New South Wales species in which the juvenile foliage 
is very persistent include EH. parvifolia, Cambage, and EH. 
cinerea, K.v.M., H. melanophloia, F.v.M., and the one pro-’ 
posed as new in this paper is an addition toa short list. 
