312 J. H. MAIDEN. 



to give it a varietal name. It differs from E. Dundasi in 

 the anthers and also in the buds and fruits. 



2. E. Sheathiana, n. sp. 



Arbuscula gracilis nunc 1 feet alta, erecta, cortice longis tenu- 

 ibus lamellis secedente. Ramulis glaucis, plerumque subteretibus 

 sed ultimis ramulis angulatiusculis. Foliis maturis obscuro- 

 viridibus, rigidissimis petiolatis (petiolis 1-1*5 cm.) lanceolatis, 

 paullo falcatis usque ad 8 cm. longis et 2 vel 3 cm. altis. Venis 

 lateralibus patentibus. Venis haud prominentibus. Foliis valde 

 oleosis. Floribus plurimis. Umbellis usque ad 7 capitulo, pedun- 

 culis 1 cm. pedicellis dimidio sequilongis. Operculo fere hemi- 

 sphaerico, umbonato, plus dimidio cupula sequilongo. Cupula 

 conoidea plerumque 2-angulata. Antheris amplis, paralleliter 

 aperientibus, glandula dorsum fere adhaerente. Fructibus sub- 

 cylindroideis, maturis non visis. 



A specimine culta solum nota. 



A slender young tree, 10 feet or more high, at the present 

 time, erect in habit, the bark falling off in long thin flakes 

 (ribbons). 



Glaucous, branchlets generally round, though ultimate 

 branchlets somewhat angular. 



Juvenile leaves not available. 



Mature leaves. — Dull green of the same colour on both 

 sides, rather rigid, petiolate, (petioles 1 - 1*5 cm.), lanceo- 

 late, only slightly falcate, up to 8 cm. long and 2 or 3 cm. 

 broad. Lateral veins spreading, roughly parallel, disposed 

 at an acute angle to the midrib. Venation not very 

 prominent, the leaves covered with oil-dots, and evidently 

 rich in oil. 



Floivers. — Very floriferous, umbels leaf-opposed to the 

 last leaf, the umbels up to seven in the head with peduncles 

 of 1 cm. and pedicels of half that length. The operculum 

 pointed when half ripe, but when ripe nearly hemispherical 



