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Contrasted with E. Baueriana Schauer, the chief characters of the variety appear 
to be: More erect tree, foliage narrower and pendulous, fruits smaller. Although 
different enough at first sight as regards the typical forms, the present form seems to 
be the western or usually narrow-leaved form of E. Baueriana, but it insensibly connects 
with the typical species found on the coast or table-lands. The type species has also 
more glaucous leaves than the (usually) more interior form. Further, the often broad 
juvenile leaves, and the broad mature leaves especially common on the northern 
table-land present, to me, at present, an insuperable barrier to keeping the two forms 
apart as distinct species. 
At page 198 will be found references to some intermediate forms. 
Morphologically, the transition of these forms is quite striking; at the same time I 
admit that there is some evidence (and more may be forthcoming) to justify the 
separation of the variety cornea, and its re-establishment as a distinct species. 
As compared with E. hemiphloia F.v.M. the " White or Grey Box " (see Part 
VI) the fruits of that species are sub-cylindrical, not conical as is the case with 
E. Baueriana. The var. conica of E. Baueriana is more likely to be confused with 
the western form of E. hemiphloia (var. microcarpa Maiden) than are the coast forms. 
E. hemiphloia has the true box-bark. The timber of E. hemiphloia is paler than that of 
E. Baueriana. 
As compared with E. bicolor A. Cunn, the " Black or Flooded Box " (see Part 
LXIV) the two species are confused in some herbaria. E. bicolor is a western species, 
and can only be confused with the var. conica of E. Baueriana. But their fruits will 
readily separate them; the timber of E. bicolor is red. Both species have sub-fibrous 
(" box ") bark. 
As compared with E. Rudderi Maiden, a " Red Box," (see Grit. Rev. genus 
Euc., Part XIII) that species is, as regards herbarium specimens, very likely to be 
confused with var. conica. The foliage of E. Rudderi is thinner, the fruits less conical, 
and the timber red. 
As compared with E. Stuartiana F.v.M., (see Grit. Rev. genus Euc.,^ Part XXIV), 
the resemblance to var. conica, on the Lachlan River is so close that the latter goes 
under the name of " Apple Box," E. Stuartiana being known as " Apple." The leaves 
of E. Stuartiana are thicker and longer, the fruits have exsert valves, and the fruit 
is paler and altogether inferior. 
Synonym./?, conica Deane and Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. xxiv, 
612 (1899). 
Vernacular Names.-" Apple Box,", "White Box," "Grey Box," "White 
Peppermint," are all names, more or less applied, which it shares in common with other 
species. Most usually it is simply called " Box." 
" Fuzzy Box " is a name occasionally given to it by bushmen, and is in reference 
to the woolly character of the bark under the axe. As I do not remember this name 
having been applied tc any other tree. I suggest its adoption for this one. 
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