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der, muricate, densely clothed, especially at the swollen 
base, with long 1 , slender, spreading, dark-brown scales. 
Fronds without the stipes 20-40 cm. long, 15-25 cm. broad, 
ovate-lanceolate or deltoid in outline, subcoriaceous, 3-4- 
pinnate, the primary and secondary rhachises muricate 
and clothed with stiffly spreading, dark, hair-like scales. 
Primary pinnae 8-20 cm. long, oblong, lanceolate, acumin- 
ate, the lower ones at least bipinnate, upper ones pinna- 
tifid to the winged rhacliis, shortly hispid beneath on the 
main nerves. Secondary pinnae numerous, the lower ones 
at least bipinnatifid, uppermost ones pinnatifid or 
toothed. Ultimate pinnules 1-1.5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. broad, 
deeply and sharply toothed or pinnatifid almost to the 
midrib. Sori rather large, copious. Indusium orbicular, 
attached by an indistinct lateral sinus or subpeltate, per- 
sistent but shrivelling. 
Distribution : — New Zealand (abundant in forests 
throughout) ; Tasmania; rare in New South Wales and in 
southern and eastern Victoria. 
This species does not occur in Queensland, but as it is 
the only remaining Australian member of the genus it has 
been included here for the purpose of making the article 
complete. 
Acknowledgments : — 1 wish to express my indebted- 
ness to Mr. S. T. Blake, of the Queensland University, for 
the loan of his carefully collected specimens, which were 
used for some of the accompanying illustrations, and to 
Mr. C. T. White for his ready advice on all problems. 
* THE EUCALYPTUS OR GUM TREES OF THE 
BRISBANE DISTRICT. 
By C. T. White, Government Botanist. 
(Concluded from the “ Queensland Naturalist,” Vol. IX., 
p. 115.) 
23. Eucalyptus Curtisii } Plunkett Mallee. 
Description . — A Mallee-like shrub or small tree, 6-20 
feet high, with several stems from a common stock, mostly 
2-3 inches in diameter and clothed with a grey-silver bark. 
Leaves on coppice or stump shoots linear-lanceolate, 2^-4| 
inches long, one-twelfth of an inch to one-quarter of an 
inch wide, paler on the under surface, midrib slightly 
