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It is not a perfect Stringybark, as compared, e.g., with macrorrhyncha , 
which is more fibrous. The more fibrous bark is yellowish ; close to the wood it is 
white. Has clean limbs, at times slightly ribbony. 
We have collected this form from Woodford to Cox’s River (Bowenfels) and 
the Jenolan Caves, and also at Mount Wilson. Further localities to connect with 
the coast will be looked for. The most westerly locality from which it has been 
obtained is Mudgee, where it is called “ Silvertop ” (which points to a bluish cast), 
according to Mr. R. T. Baker, who collected it; also Coricudgy M.ount (R. T. 
Baker, October, 1897). 
Victoria. 
There are two coastal forms of E. capitellala, as might be expected from 
the extensive geographical range of the species—the New South Wales and the 
Victorian-South Australian. 
Ilowitt states in his " Eucalypts of Gippsland ” that he lias not seen it 
growing there at a less elevation than 500 feet, and that it cannot, therefore, strictly 
speaking, be called one of the littoral species. In New South Wales, and also near 
the Victorian-South Australian border, it, however, often grows quite close to the 
sea. 
Hr. Howitt writes privately—“ E. capitellcita grows to a large size in the 
mountain districts, for instance, Moondarra, Wandin Yallock, and elsewhere in the 
Yarra watershed. In the western district the tree has usually a dwarfed habit.” 
Form with rugose buds. —I now place together some further plants of this 
species with more or less rugose buds. I think that this tuberculate appearance 
will be found to be somewhat common now that attention lias been invited to it. 
Certain specimens from Mount Lofty, South Australia (M. Koch) may be compared. 
I do not name this rugose-budded form as a variety, but, in view of the 
difficulty of “ breaking down ” such a widely-diffused and variable species as 
E. capitellata, it seems well to point out any prominent characters, to aid in 
classification. 
Grampians, 2,000 feet (II. B. Williamson). These specimens, as regards the 
broad leaves and fruits, are very similar to the coastal Victorian form, but the buds 
(both calyx and operculum) are markedly rugose. Specimens also from the 
Grampians (C. Walter) have narrower leaves (nearer the type). The fruits are 
more pear-shaped, but there were only three in the umbel, and they are not much 
compressed. The specimens do not really differ from the preceding. 
Barlimurla, S. Gippsland (H. Heane). The leaves and fruits typical (fruits 
slightly pedicellate), but the buds rugose. Fruits a little small. 
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