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E. DECORTICANS TO E. DRUMMONDII. 
E. decorticans: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xlviii. 231; Vol. v. 231. 
Bark on butt very hard, with broad flat 
ridges, deciduous from branches. Leaves nar¬ 
row-lanceolate; buds in terminal umbels, coni¬ 
cal; seed-cups oval to pear-shaped, (7-9 mm. 
long.). Timber red, inferior. Q. 
E. decurva: F. von. Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xvi. 191; Vol. ii. 191. 
A spindly, glaucous Mallee of 10-15 feet; 
juvenile leaves sessile, broad; seed-cups club- 
shaped to oval, on long pedicels, nodding or 
deflexed, medium, (10 x 9 mm.). Dry parts of 
W.A. 
E. Desmondensis: Maiden & Blakely. 
C.R. Pt. lxix. 425; Vol. vii. 425. 
A slender, glaucous, drooping shrub, 10-15 
feet high; leaves thick, glaucous; buds sessile, 
cylindrical; calyx-tube funnel-shaped; ripe 
seed-cups not received. Southern W.A. 
E. dichromophloia : F. von Mueller. 
C.R, Pt. xl. 313; Vol. iv. 313; 
Pt. xlix. 270; Vol. v. 270. 
A medium-sized tree; bark scaly, pale red, or 
reddish-brown; j uvenile leaves elliptical, bristly; 
adult leaves narrow-lanceolate, finely veined; 
buds small; seed-cups urn-shaped, large (14-18 
x 12-15 mm.). Timber reddish, durable under 
ground. Q., N.T., W.A. 
E. Dielsii: Gardner. C.R. Pt. lxxi. 
; Vol. viii. 
A small Mallee, with narrow glossy leaves, 
cylindrical buds about !/£> inch long, and sub- 
globose seed-cups on long deflexed pedicels; an 
ornamental species. W.A. 
E. diptera: Andrews. C.R. Pt. xvi. 
206; Vol. ii. 206; Pt. lxix. 419; 
Vol. vii. 419. 
A slender tree, 10-20 feet high. Leaves nar¬ 
row lanceolate, green; buds compressed, two¬ 
winged ; seed-cups two-winged, sessile, small. 
Rare. South coast of W.A. 
E. diversicolor: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xx. 298; Vol. ii. 298. 
A very large tree; bark smooth except at butt; 
juvenile leaves stalked, short, broad; adult 
leaves lanceolate; buds clavate or club-shaped; 
seed-cups pyriform, medium, (10 x 12 mm.). 
Timber red, heavy, dense, tough, durable. W.A. 
(See Group ii. 15). 
E. diversifolia: Bonpland. C.R. Pt. 
vii. 197; Vol. i. 197. 
A small Mallee-like shrub or small tree, with 
smooth bark; leaves oblong or lanceolate; buds 
rather large; seed-cups large, nearly globular, 
rather thick, (10-15 x 10-12 mm.). V., S.A., 
W.A. 
E. dives: Schauer. C.R. Pt. vii. 
190; Vol. i. 190. 
A medium-sized spreading tree, with short 
bole, and Peppermint bark on trunk. Juvenile 
leaves glaucous, sessile, ovate to broadly ellip¬ 
tical, very aromatic; buds numerous, small; 
seed-cups small, (6-8 x 5-7 mm.). Timber pale, 
inferior. Cold parts of V., N.S.W. Usually 
on very poor soil. 
E. Dixsoni: Wakefield. C.R. Pt. 
lxxi. ; Vol. viii. . Plate 291. 
Usually a small tree, rarely exceeding 50 feet 
in height; bark persistent, fibrous, of the Pepper¬ 
mint type; juvenile leaves opposite, sessile, ovate, 
pale green to glaucous; adult leaves lanceolate- 
falcate, buds slender, clavate; lid obtuse; seed- 
cups goblet-shaped, (7-6 mm.). Timber un¬ 
known, probably of third-class quality. N.S.W. 
E. Dongarraensis : Maiden & Blakely. 
C.R. Pt. lxviii. 371; Vol. vii. 371. 
A slender White Gum, 20-25 feet high. 
Juvenile leaves broad, glaucous; adult leaves 
thick, broad-lanceolate; buds glaucous, clavate, 
11 mm. long; seed-cups pyriform, 10 mm. long. 
W.A. 
E. doratoxylon: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xvi. 195; Vol. ii. 195. 
A shrub or small tree, with narrow opposite 
dark green leaves; buds cylindrical rostrate or 
beaked; seed-cups clavate (6x5 mm.). Wood 
pale, used for spears. Rare. W.A. 
E. drepanophylla : F. von Mueller. 
C.R. Pt. xlix. 261; Vol. v. 261. 
A typical Ironbark, somewhat similar to E. 
siderophloia in size, habit, and bark. Leaves 
long, lanceolate; buds with conical lids; seed- 
cups somewhat pear-shaped, small, (5-6 x 4-6 
mm.). Timber red. Q. 
E. Drummondii: Bentham. C.R. 
Pt. xvii. 223; Vol. ii. 223; Pt. xli. 
22; Vol. v. 22. 
A small tree, with smooth white bark; leaves 
from ovate to oblong; buds clavate, rather 
large; seed-cups medium globular, valves pro¬ 
truding, (9x9 mm.). W.A. 
