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Affinities. E. Dalrympleana has been confused, not only with E. viminalis, 
but also with E. rubida, and hence it is that we shall not fully understand the technology 
of this species until, throughout its range, we are able to discriminate it and to disentangle 
reports of the timber, &c., of individual trees from those with which it has been confused 
in the past. 
1. With E. rubida Deane and Maiden. The two species have been often confused 
by reason of the fact that they are both Gums, and both have broad sucker leaves. 
' Following is an extract from a letter from Mr. W. A. W. de Beuzeville, Assessor, 
Forestry Commission, who has specially studied the two trees in the type locality of 
E. Dalrympleana : 
' In reply to your query as to the differences between the two, I would say that 
there is a considerable difference. 
" (1) In the first place, E. rubida is a considerably smaller tree, and much more 
gnarled and twisty. In this locality E. rubida seldom attains a height of more than 
50 feet, while E. Dalrympleana, which is the giant tree of the mountains, reaches about 
150 feet or more. 
" (2) The E. rubida generally grows on poorer soils than the other. 
" (3) The E. rubida is very glaucous, while E. Dalrympleana is not. 
" (4) The sucker leaf of E. rubida seems to be much coarser and larger, while 
the fruit is a great deal smaller. The bark of E. rubida is not so thick. I have often 
seen the bark of this new species 2 inches thick. 
' The timber of E. rubida is much more brittle, and also rubida has a different 
flowering season, being in full bloom nearly a couple of months later than the other. 
In this locality E. rubida clings to western and southern slopes, while the other is found 
on the eastern and northerly. 
' It is rather a difficult matter to describe these differences, but they are very 
apparent to the eye. I would never mistake the two trees in the bush. There is a 
different ' look ' about them." 
2. With E. viminalis Labill. 
' E. Dalrympleana is a good deal like E. viminalis, but can always be distinguished 
from that tree, even at a distance. Its foliage is never so green as E. viminalis. The 
latter generally keeps to the damp gullies, and can be distinguished some miles away 
(when looking at the side of a mountain) by its very bright green leaves. This 
species is much duller in appearance, though not at all blue looking." (W. A. W. de 
Beuzeville.) 
The writer is comparing the two trees in the typical locality of E. Dalrympleana, 
but they usually may be sharply separated by the width of the juvenile leaves. 
