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Buds with long corrugated opercula, the calyx-tube but 
slightly corrugate or smooth. Diameter of the operculum slightly 
exceeding that of the calyx-tube at the line of junction. 
Fruits numerous, very glaucous, nearly sessile, on a common 
peduncle of about I cm. Subcylindrical in shape, about 5 cm. 
long, valves slightly exsert. 
15.— E. Grifflthsii, sp. nov. 
A large White Gum, attaining a trunk diameter of two feet, 
timber reddish-brown in colour and esteemed for fuel. 
Juvenile foliage thick, narrow-lanceolate, petiolate, but not 
seen in the strictly opposite stage. Dull green, the same colour 
on both sides, oil dots fine and numerous, intramarginal vein not 
obvious and not far removed from the thickened margin. V ena- 
tion, except the midrib, obscure. 
Mature foliage, thick, narrow lanceolate or lanceolate ; 10 
cm. long, 2 cm. broad, with a petiole of 2 cm. are common di- 
mensions’; glabrous or glaucous, equally green on both sides, 
intramarginal vein near edge, or forming the thickened margin, 
midrib distinct, lateral veins feather like. 
Buds. — Flat-topped, corrugated, with two of the ribs broad- 
ened almost into wings, so as to give the buds the appearance of 
having broad pedicels. The common peduncles rounded or only 
slightly flattened. In threes. . . 
Flowers . — Stamens white, but bases of filaments pinkish. 
Anthers very large and long, with an oval-shaped gland at the 
bsick. 
Fruits — Large, conoid, capsule white, valves distinctly 
exsert, rim flat. ‘ Corrugated, two of the ridges usually dilated 
almost to wings. Immature fruits with these wings forming 
flattened pedicels and giving the fruits an almost sessile appear- 
ance. As maturity approaches the fruits become more hemi- 
spherical at the base and the nearly round, comparatively slender 
pedicels become accentuated from the fruits. The common 
peduncle often 2 cm. long and nearly round. 
<• White Gum" magnus. foliis juvenibis angustis, gla.uco-viridibns conco- 
loribus venis obscuris praeter costam mediam. Foliis maturis comertis 
an gusto-lane eolatis vel lanceolatis, 10 cm longis, 2 cm latis, petiolo 2-3 cm. 
longo eodem colore utraque pagina, margine calloso, veins lateralibus 
PlUm Gemmi S apidbis planis costalis duabis costis fere in alis dilatatis, flori- 
bus terms, antheris magnis longisqne, a tergo glandula ovale, hructibus 
magnis conoidis, valvulis aperte exsertis, margine plana. 
The type comes from Kalgoorlie, where, as a large tiee, it 
is now very scarce, because of the great demand for timber of 
every kind” for the mines and for ordinary domestic purposes all 
over the Eastern Goldfields. . 
This handsome species is named m honour ot my mend 
lohn Moore Griffiths, of Melbourne, who has taken an active 
interest in my work for nearly thirty years. 
