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E. PILLIGAENSIS TO E. PRUINOSA. 
E a Pilligaensis: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xlvii. 210; Vol. y. 210. 
A medium-sized tree, with light grey, persis¬ 
tent bark; leaves linear to narrow-lanceolate; 
buds oval, very small; seed-cups very small 
(5 x 4 mm. or less). Timber brown, inter¬ 
locked. N.S.W., Q. 
E. pilularis: Smith. C.R. Pt. i. 26 - 
Vol. i. 26 . 
A tall, stately tree; bark rough, sub-fibrous 
on trunk for 6-30 feet, remainder of stem 
smooth; juvenile leaves sessile, narrow-lanceo¬ 
late, richly coloured on upper surface, pale 
underneath; adult leaves thick, falcate-lanceo¬ 
late; buds medium, pointed; seed-cups medium, 
globular, (9-13 x 10-12 mm.). Timber pale, 
strong, and durable. Prefers stiff clay or shale 
formation. Coast districts, N.S.W., Q. (See 
Group ii. 20.) 
E. Pimpiniana: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xvi. 211; Vol. ii. 211; Pt. lxix. 
410; Vol. vii. 410. 
A shrub, 3-8 feet high, with dark green 
leaves; buds large, elongated; seed-cups deep, 
club-shaped, large, (16 x 10 mm.). Sand 
plains, near Ooldea, N.T. 
E. piperita: Smith. C.R. Pt. x. 
299; Vol. i. 299. 
A medium-sized umbrageous tree, with a 
Peppermint-like bark on trunk; juvenile leaves 
ovate to broadly lanceolate; buds narrow, 
pointed; seed-cups small, ovoid, (6-9 x 6-7 
mm.). Timber pale, gummy, inferior. Cool, 
damp situations, on well-drained soil. N.S.W. 
(See Group iii. 38.) 
E. Planchoniana: F. von Mueller. 
C.R. Pt. ix. 291; Vol. i. 291; Pt. 
Ii. 11; Vol. vi. 11. 
A large tree, with a yellowish, fibrous, per¬ 
sistent bark; leaves heavy, slightly glaucous; 
buds large, corrugated; seed-cups very large, 
globular to urn-shaped, ribbed, (20-30 x 25-28 
mm.). Timber pale, hard, durable. Sand 
with clay bottom. North coast districts of 
N.S.W., S.Q. 
E. platypus: Hooker. C.R. Pt. 
XXXV. 118; Vol. iv. 118. 
A Marlock, attaining a height of 30 feet; 
bark smooth, except at butt; leaves glossy, 
orbicular; buds horn-like, cylindrical, obtuse; 
seed-cups somewhat bell-shaped, thick, often 
ridged, medium, (10-12 x 8-12 mm.). Sand 
plains, W.A. 
E. polyanthemos: Schauer. C.R. Pt. 
xiii. 109; Vol. ii. 109; Pt. xlii. 58; 
Vol. v. 58. 
A medium-sized scrambling tree, with a short 
trunk, covered with short, scaly bark, branches 
moderately smooth; juvenile leaves orbicular, 
glaucous; adult leaves broad, slightly glaucous; 
buds oval, pointed; seed-cups very small (4x5 
mm.). Timber red, durable. N.S.W., V. 
(See Group iii. 39.) 
E. populifolia: Hooker. C.R. Pt. x. 
339; Vol. i. 339. 
A small to medium-sized shapely tree; bark 
sub-fibrous or Box-like, persistent on the trunk 
and branches; leaves broad, with long petioles; 
buds and fruits very small; seed-cups with 
very short stalks, (5x4 mm.). Timber pale 
brown, durable. Dry interior of N.S.W., Q. 
E. praecox: Maiden. C.R. Pt. 
xxvii. 131; Vol. iii. 131. 
A small drooping Gum, with more or less 
blotched bark; juvenile leaves broadly ovate; 
adult leaves narrow, lanceolate; seed-cups 
short-stalked, small, globular, rim and valves 
prominent, (6x6 mm.). Timber pale, rather 
brittle. Rare. N.S.W. 
E. Preissiana: Schauer. C.R. Pt. 
xviii. 243; Vol. ii. 243. 
A spindly shrub 6-10 feet high; leaves dark 
green; buds large, filaments yellow; seed-cups 
very large, bell-shaped, thick, sessile, (24 x 30 
mm.). W.A. 
E. propinqua: Deane & Maiden. C.R. 
Pt. xxix. 191; Vol. iii. 191; Pt. lix. 
504; Vol. vi. 504. 
A tall, straight Grey Gum, with a moderately 
smooth, blotched bark of various shades of 
pink, grey and green; leaves lanceolate, vena¬ 
tion very fine; buds oval, pointed; seed-cups 
small, valves protruding, (5x6 mm.). Tim¬ 
ber red, close-grained. North coast districts 
of N.S.W., Q. (See Group i. 9.) 
E. pruinosa: Schauer. C.R. Pt. xii. 
74; Vol. ii. 74; Pt. lix. 495; 
Vol. vi. 495. 
A medium-sized tree, with a persistent, grey, 
thin, fibrous bark; juvenile and adult leaves 
large, glaucous, sessile; seed-cups medium, 
deep, sometimes angled, (8-10 x 5-9 mm.). A 
tropical species. Q., N.A., W.A. 
