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No. 148, 
Eucalyptus odorata, Behr and Sehleeht. 
Western Peppermint. 
(Family MYRTACE^E.) 
Botanical description.— Genus, Eucalyptus. (See Part II, p. 33.) 
Botanical description. —Species, E. odorata , Behr aud Schlechtendal in Linnea 
xx, 547 and 657 (1847). 
A small or moderate-sized tree, with a dark grey, rough, persistent bark. ( F. Mueller.) 
Leaves lanceolate, usually narrow, but sometimes broad, rarely above 4 inches long, rather rigid, 
the veins oblique and sometimes very much so, and not close, the iutramarginal one at some 
distance from the edge. 
Peduncles mostly axillary, rather thick and short, but scarcely angular. 
Pedicels, sometimes scarcely any, and rarely as long as the calyx-tube. 
Calyx-tube campanulate, about 2| lines long, and as much in diameter. 
Operculum hemispherical or obtusely conical, shorter than the calyx-tube. 
Stamens 2 to 3 lines long, all perfect, very flexuose and slightly inflected in the bud ; anthers 
very small, with globular distinct cells, opening in pores or short oblong slits. 
Ovary flat-topped. 
Fruit obovoid-truncate, about 2 lines diameter, slightly contracted at the orifice or almost 
urceolate, tapering at the base, the rim not broad ; the capsule deeply sunk. (B.F1. iii, 215.) 
Variety JEoollsiana , Maiden in Crit. Rev. genus Euc ., Vol. ii, 32 (1910). 
A medium-sized tree. 
Bark. —Whitish-grey like that of E. hemiphloia , and persistent, as in that species, on the trunk 
and main branches. 
Timber .— Brown-coloured and interlocked. 
Juvenile leaves. —Linear-lanceolate, say 4 inches long and 1 inch broad, dull on both sides, 
venation distinct though not conspicuous, except as regards the midrib. Intramarginal vein 
a little distant from the edge, venation spreading. 
Mature leaves .—Narrow lanceolate, say 4 inches long and up to £ inch broad, shining or dull- 
shining (egg-shell lustre) on both sides; venation as in juvenile leaves. 
Buds .—Not angular, with conical operculum, the calyx tapering into the pedicel. 
Flowers .-—Anthers identical with those of the type; the stigma slightly dilated. 
Fruits. —Small, conoid to subcylindrical, 1 inch long, tapering to a pedicel rather exceeding 
that length to a common peduncle of f inch; rim distinct, sometimes white ; valves usually 
four, well sunk. 
