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Affinities. —-The botanical position of E. Bailey ana is very interesting. 
Mueller (“ Eucalyptograpliia”) states that “ E. Baileyana exhibits great resemblance 
to E. eugenioides, both in leaves and flowers, although the fruits are so very decidedly 
different, and resemble those of E. dichromophloia .” The supposed resemblance to 
(or, rather, confusion with) E. eugenioides I have already explained; and, as to the 
shape of the fruits, they arc scarcely closer to E. dichromophloia than to E. 
tracliyphloia. E. Baileyana may, however, be included under Bentham’s sub-series, 
“ Eudcsmiem,” which is defined as “ Leaves, including the petiolate ones, mostly 
opposite or nearly so. Peduncles usually 3-flowered, calyx with 4 minute teeth, 
more or less conspicuous below the globular hemispherical or flattened operculum. 
Stamens sometimes in 4 clusters.” 
E. eudesmioides and E. odontocarpa have frequently non-opposite leaves; 
so has E. Baileyana. E. Baileyana has the curved, or toothed, calyx of the sub¬ 
series, and agrees in anthers. In some of the flowers (though not in all) we have 
the filaments distinctly collected into bundles. It would come under Bobert 
Brown’s discarded genus Eudesmia. 
The mature leaves of E. Baileyana are not dissimilar, while the shape and 
vestiture of the juvenile leaves of E. Baileyana are similar to those of some 
members at least of the sub-series. 
Its closest affinity appears to he with the North Queensland E. tetradonta 
and the Western Australian E. odonlocarpa. I he finding of a New South Wales 
member of the Eudesmiejo is very interesting. 
15otilllical Name. — Eucalyptus, already explained (see Part II, p. 34) ; 
Baileyana, in honour of Frederick Manson Bailey, Government Botanist of 
Queensland. 
Vernacular Names.—" Bastard Ironbark ” of the Clarence (according to 
the late Forester Augustus Budder). The same gentleman sent it from the 
Bichmond Biver many years ago under the name £! Black Stringybark.” “ Bough 
Stringybark ” is the common name at Eight-mile Plains, Brisbane (its type 
locality). 
Leaves. —Mueller describes the leaves as “of equal green on both sides.” 
This may be exceptionally the case, hut specimens before me from the type locality 
have the under side of the leaves very markedly paler than on the upper surface. 
Mueller was probably describing the leaves of the looal E. eugenioides. 
The fresh leaves yield -900 per cent, of essential oil of '890 specific gravity, and having an acid 
reaction, (Staiger.) It is described as having a turpentine odour. “Strongly resin' fled; sp. gr, 0*940; 
boils between 1G0 and 185 degrees. This oil, and those of E. miorocorys and E, maculata , var, citriodoro , 
are very similar to one another, They possess a magnificent melissa like odour. It is thought they will 
prove to possess extraordinary practical value. Chemically, the throe oils are cpiite characteristic. 
Neither of them contains a terpone, but thoy consist of a ketone (CLHaO)) smelling like melissa, and a 
boly that is probably an alcohol (CioHigO?), which possesses a beautiful odour resembling that of 
tranium." (Messrs. Schimipel k Qo,, Pharm, Journ . [3], xviii, 907). 
