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E. DUMOSA TO E. EXIMIA. 
E. dumosa: A. Cunningham. C.R. 
Pt. xxxviii. 220; Vol. iv. 220. 
A large shrub or small tree, 20-40 feet high; 
leaves thick, slightly glaucous, narrow to broad 
lanceolate; buds small, lid streaked; seed-cups 
small to medium, (7-10 x 5-7 mm.). Timber 
brown, hard, durable. The roots of this species 
have been found in artesian water at a depth of 
60 feet. V., S.A., N.S.W., W.A. 
E. Dundasi: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xxxiii. 82; Vol. iv. 82; Pt. lxix. 
417; Vol. vii. 417. 
A small tree; bark rough at base; leaves 
narrow-lanceolate; buds cylindroid, lid pointed; 
seed-cups cylindrical to bell-shaped, small. 
Rare. Dundas, W.A. 
E. Dunnii: Maiden. C.R. Pt. xxiv. 
65; Vol. iii. 65. 
An erect species, attaining a very great size. 
A White Gum with more or less fibrous-flaky 
bark at butt. Resembling E. saligna in habit 
a good deal. Juvenile leaves broad; adult leaves 
long; seed-cups very small, (5x6 mm.). Tim¬ 
ber pale, fissile, durable. Northern parts of 
Dividing Range, N.S.W., Q. 
E. Dwyeri: Maiden & Blakely. C.R. 
Pt. lxviii. 363; Vol. vii. 363. 
A smooth barked Mallee or small tree; juve¬ 
nile leaves narrow-lanceolate; adult leaves 
moderately thick, narrow-lanceolate; buds 
shining, lid conical; seed-cups urn-shaped to 
bell-shaped, up to 9 mm. in diameter. Timber 
red. Moderately dry areas, N.S.W. 
E. Ebbanoensis: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xlvi. 169; Vol. v. 169. 
A small tree, about 30 feet high, with a dia¬ 
meter of 9 inches or more; bark smooth; leaves 
narrow-lanceolate; seed-cups in threes, bell¬ 
shaped, medium, (10 x 10 mm.). W.A. 
E. elaeophora: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xix. 275; Vol. ii. 275. 
A medium to large tree, with Box bark, rough, 
persistent on trunk and branches; juvenile leaves 
large, glaucous, sessile; buds oval, blunt-pointed; 
seed-cups sessile, medium, (5-10 x 6-10 mm.). 
Timber j3ale, inferior. N.S.W., V. 
E. eremophila: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xliv. 128; Vol. v. 128; Pt. lxi. 22; 
Vol. vii. 22. 
A shrub or medium-sized tree, with smooth, 
scaly bark; leaves narrow-lanceolate; buds with 
horn-shaped lids, 10 mm. long; seed-cups cylin¬ 
drical to nearly round, flat-topped, medium, 
(9-10 x 7-11 mm.). Dry sand plains, W.A. 
E. erythrocorys: F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xlv. 133; Vol. v. 133. 
A medium-sized tree, with a smooth, partly 
flaky bark; dark green, pendulous, mostly op¬ 
posite leaves; buds large, fleshy, ribbed; flowers 
large, handsome, greenish; seed-cups ribbed, 
domed, very large, (4-6 cm. in diameter). Suit¬ 
able for tropical gardens. N.W.W.A. 
E. erythronema : Turczaninow. C.R. 
Pt. xxii. 23; Vol. iii. 23. 
A Mallee or small crooked tree, 20-30 feet 
high, with a very light grey, smooth bark; 
leaves narrow; buds large, conical; filaments 
scarlet; seed-cups on long pedicels, medium. An 
ornamental species; dry regions, W.A. 
E. eudesmioides : F. von Mueller. C.R. 
Pt. xlvi. 165; Vol. v. 165. 
A small Mallee or medium-sized tree, with a 
smootli white bark; leaves small, lanceolate, op¬ 
posite; seed-cups in threes, urn-shaped to bell¬ 
shaped, (14 x 10 mm.). W.A., S.A., N.T. 
E. eugenioides: Sieber. C.R. Pt. 
viii. 232; Vol. i. 232. 
A medium-sized Stringybark; juvenile leaves 
very hispid or rough, with margins undulate; 
buds small, somewhat stellate; seed-cups small, 
globose, truncate or flat-topped, with valves 
usually protruding, (5x7 mm. or larger). Tim¬ 
ber brown to reddish-brown, durable. V., 
N.S.W., Q. (See Group iii. 28.) 
E. Ewartiana: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xliv. 120; Vol. v. 120. 
A Mallee, with slender stems 10-15 feet high, 
and 2-3 inches in diameter; juvenile leaves 
broad; adult leaves narrow; buds with blunt 
lids; seed-cups medium, thick, valves protruding 
and strong (10 x 12 mm.). Dry regions, W.A. 
E. eximia: Schauer. C.R. Pt. xlii. 
27; Vol. v. 27. 
A medium-sized tree, with yellow, rough- 
flaky, persistent bark; juvenile leaves large, 
peltate; adult leaves thick, falcate, lanceolate; 
flowers in large terminal panicles; buds large, 
club-shaped; seed-cups large, sessile, urn¬ 
shaped, (13-16 x 14-15 mm.). Timber pale, 
hard, durable. Sandstone ridges, N.S.W. 
