BY HENRY DEANE AND J. H. MAIDEN. 
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3. Var. latifolia, nobis. 
3. Leaves on suckers opposite, broad. 
Introductory. — This variety has broad, mature leaves also, as 
will be seen presently. We have decided to name it latifolia for 
the sake of precision. It has much in common with Howitt's 
var. (b) (op. cit.), and may prove to be so similar that it may be 
desirable to associate them under the same variety. 
Vernacular names. — It is usually known as " Peppermint 
throughout its range. It is called "Blue Peppermint" at Ryl- 
stone, " Messmate " in the Tumut, Wagga Wagga and Braid wood 
Districts, while we have received specimens from a small tree at 
Bungendore under the name of " Box Gum." 
Bark. — Rough like a typical Peppermint. 
Seedling or sucker leaves. — Comparatively broad; stem-clasping, 
more or less cordate at the base, and in some cases quite acuminate. 
The shape is brought out in the figure. 
Mature leaves. — Broader and thicker than the preceding. An 
important characteristic is the strongly marked venation. On 
drying, the principal veins stand out in relief against the vascular 
tissue. Often shining, a characteristic best brought out in fully 
mature leaves. 
The leaves of the "Blue Peppermint" (so called on account of 
their glaucous cast), from Mt. Vincent are not shining, neither 
are those from the "Messmate" or " Peppermint" from Delegate 
and the Snowy River. The leaves of the broad-leaved form of 
K. amygdalina from some other localities are nearly as dull in 
appearance. Dried specimens of leaves from the Delegate 
District are covered prominently with blackish dots, and the 
tissue of the leaf is channelled. The tips of the leaves are also 
sometimes hooked, all these points showing some affinity between 
this form and E. stellulata and E. coriacea, a subject touched 
upon under F raits. 
Up to 5 or 6 inches is a common length for the leaves, but they 
are barely 3 inches in some of the Bombala and Queanbeyan 
