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Antherse ochroleucse, psene longae. Stylus circa 2"' longus. Fructus 3-4"' longi, sessiles v. 
pedicello brevi anguloso praediti. 
Valvae breves, si fructus magis apertus est, ssepe orificium tangentes ; si ille niagis ore contractus 
evadit, perfecte inclusaj. Semina sterilia fusca, saltern ex parte angulato-clavata; fertilia ovata, 
nigrescentia, compressa, opaca, circiter 1"' metientia. 
Following is Mueller’s description, in English, of his species, taken from the 
Eucalyptographia :— 
The Spotted Gum-tree of Victoria. Finally very tall ; leaves scattered, elongate, or sickle-shaped 
lanceolar, rarely verging into a more oval form, of equal colour on both sides, rather opaque or not strongly 
shining ; oil-pores much concealed or transparent; veins thin, moderately spreading, the intra-marginal 
vein somewhat removed from the edge; dower-stalks broadly compressed, axillary, solitary, exceptionally 
panicled, bearing 4-7, seldom fewer, dowers, calyces without or on very short stalklets, conspicuously 
angular ; lid pyramidal or conical-hemispheric, about half as long as the obconical or oval-cylindrical tube, 
or rarely the lid fully as long as the tube, or occasionally even three times shorter ; stamens all fertile, 
indexed while unexpanded ; anthers almost oval, upwards slightly dilated, and at the summit truncated, 
opening with longitudinal slits ; stigma not broader than the apex of the style ; fruits truncate, or semi- 
ovate, three or less frequently four celled, lined by 2-4 more or less prominent angles ; valves deltoid, 
inserted very near the narrow margin of the oridce, enclosed or less often semi-exserted seeds without any 
appendage, the sterile mostly narrower than the fertile seeds. 
Botanical Name. — Eucalyptus already explained, see p. 31, part ii. 
Goniocalyx , from two Greek words— gonio, an angle, and karpos, a fruit, in 
reference to the raised ridge on the fruit. 
Vernacular Names. —This is the common “Spotted Gum” of Victoria 
(the common “Spotted Gum” of New South Wales is E. maculate), and the 
“ Mountain Gum” of New South Wales. 
Other vernacular names are “ Giant Gum,” “ Silver Top,” “ White Ash,” 
“ Ribbon Gum,” and are referred to below under “Habitat,” which I hope will be 
a convenient arrangement. With reference to Messrs. Baker and Smith’s statement 
(Research on the Eucalypts, p. 89), that “ the Yellow Gum of Berrima is also given 
by Deane and Maiden, Proc. Linn. Soc. of N.S.W., 1899, p. 403, as identical with 
E. goniocalyx; we show this to be distinct under the name of E. paludosa, 
R.T. 13.,” &c.,—I desire to say that I adhere to the correctness of the statement made 
by Messrs. Deane and myself. Messrs. Baker and Smith are confusing two distinct 
trees, both known as \ r ellow Gum in the Berrima district. One is E. goniocalyx, 
and the other is E. Gunnii , var. acervula, to which latter tree Mr. Baker has given 
the name paludosa. It is dangerous to assume anything in regard to the vernacular 
names of Eucalypts in New South Wales. People in different parts of the State 
give the same name to different species, and different names to the same species, in 
a most exasperating manner. 
Aboriginal Names. —I know of none. 
