lon g io rib u s æquilongisve 3 -S -flo r is, floribus pedicellatis, calyce elongato, operculo brevissimo, capsulis parv
is subglobosis ore contracto piano v. depresso, valvis immersis.— I ) e Cand. P ro d r . iii. 2 1 9 ; B o t. Mag.
t. 3 2 6 0 . {Gnnn, 2 5 . 1 0 7 9 .)
H a b . A bundant throu gh ou t the Islan d . “ Peppermint Gum.”— (PI. O c t.-D e c .) («. v.)
D is t iu b . S outh-eastern Australia. (Cultivated in England.)
Usually a small tree, but somethues attaining a gi'eat height; the wood is used for splitting and sawing, but
wül hardly burn at all.— Bark not deciduous, a character reniarlccd by Guim as accompanying that of throwing
out shoots from the old stumps when cut down. Branches very slender. Leaves on slender petioles, 2—1 inches
long, v e iy nan'ow-lauceolate or absolutely linear, aciuninate, one-nerved, not polished. Peduncles slender, many-
flowered ; pedicels also slender. Calyx elongated ; operciüum very flat. Capsule as large as a small pea, pedi-
celled, nearly globose, the mouth generally with a narrow border, but sometimes broad and flat ; valves sunk.
11. Eucalyptus coriacea (A . Cunn. M S S ., Schauer in ^Yalp. Eep. ii. 9 2 5 ) ; arbor elata, ramulis
.pendulis, foliis coriaceis vernicosis valide petiolatis anguste lanceolatis acuminatis falcatis multinerviis,
nervis subparallelis, pedunculis lign o sis crassis (rarius gracüibus) lO - 4 0 - ü o r i s , floribus subcapitatis
valide pedicellatis, calyce obconico, operculo hemisphærico v . subrostrato, capsulis magnis lig n o sis brevis-
sirae crasse p ed ice llatis hemisphæricis subglobosisve ore piano subcontracto, valvis v ix immersis.— E . pauciflora,
Sieb. P I . Exsicc. p . 4 7 0 . E . piperita, v a r . pauciflora. B e Cand. P ro d r . iii. 2 1 9 . {Gunn, 6 8 4 , 1 1 0 7 ,
1 1 0 8 .)
V a r iai insign ite r lon g itu d in e pedunculorum e t pedicellorum, floribus crassis gracilibusve, calyce interdum
comjiresso, e t capsularum numéro forma e t magnitudine.
H a b . A bundant in m o st parts o f the Colony, especially on th e banks o f th e Derwent, from Hobarton
to N ew No r fo lk , a t Eormosa, N or folk P la in s, etc .— (F l. O c t .,.N o v .) (v. v .) “ We eping Gum.”
D i s t r i b . S outh-eastern Australia.
A very common and variable tree, 4 0 -5 0 feet high, with generally spreadmg limbs, and weeping branehes and
branchlets, that hang down 1 0 -1 2 feet. I have satisfied myself by specimens from the same individual, that little
dependence can be placed upon any characters taken from the flowers and fruit ; young, strong shoots bear vast
numbers of stout, many-floweied, short peduncles, with numerous, crowded, thick-pediceUed, glaucous flowers;
whUst more slender, older branches bear slender peduncles, with many long, slender flowers, not glaucous, and
which apparently never come to perfection. The fruit varies extremely in size, from i - r long, is generally
very woody, nearly globular, on a stout pedicel, with a narrow or broad flat margin at the mouth, and somewhat
sunk valves. The leaves afford the best character, being always lanceolate, falcate, veiy coriaceous, varnished, and
have many parallel veins ; they are 4 - 6 inches long, and have long, stout petioles. Gunn remarks o f northern
specimens that the bark is white or gi-ey, and the wood very brittle.
12,- Eucalyptus gigautea (H o ok . fil. Lond. Journ. B o t. vi. 4 7 9 ) ; arbor gigantea, ramulis gracilib
us pendulis, foliis amplis gracile petiolatis e basi ovata lanceolatis sensim acuminatis opacis basi valde
iuæquilateris costa distincta nervis divergentibus, pedice llis elongatis multifloris, calycibus subclavatis
p edicellatis, operculo breviter hemisphærico obtuso v. subacuto, capsula majuscula pedicellata turbinata
obcouica hemispbærica v. subglobosa lignosa ore subcoutracto in tu s piano v. abrupte depresso, valvis in-
c lusis. {Gunn, 1 0 9 5 , 1 1 0 4 , 1 1 0 6 , 1 9 6 5 , 1 9 6 6 .) (T ab. X X V I IL )
H a b . Abundant in m ost parts o f th e Islan d , forming a great proportion o f th e hill-forests, ascending
to 4 0 0 0 fe e t.— (F l. O c t .-D e c .) { v . v .) “ Stringy-bark Gum.”
D i s t r ib . S outh-eastern Australia.
This forms a gigantic tree, specimens having been felled in the valleys at the base of Mount Wellington, 300
feet high and 100 feet in girth, of which a full account is given in the ‘ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.’
It is also a most abundant species, and forms the bulk o f the forests o f the elevated table-land of the
interior and flanks o f the southern mountains. It is difficult so to define its characters that it shall be recognized
by them, but it is a well-known and readily distinguished species in the forest. A t all periods o f growth it has a
tall, straight trunk, and few terminal branches, never very leafy or umbrageous. In some varieties the young
branches liave a fine glaucous-purple bloom on them, especially in alpine localities; such is the case ivith Mr. Gunn’s
No. 1 095, from the banks o f Lake St. Clair, where it forms a forest on one side of the Lake only, to tlie exclusion
of all other timber,— Bark flaking off in stringy masses, used formerly by the natives for huts, canoes, etc.
Branchlets slender, pendulous. Leaves broader than in most other species of this section, 4 - 7 inches long, ovate
at the broad oblique base, then lanceolate and tapering to an acuminate point, surface not polished; nerves diverging.
Peduncles, Jlower, and f r u i t so variable, that it is difficult to characterize th em ; usually the peduncles are
stout, woody, as long as the pe tiole s; the flowers veiy numerous, aud forming a capitate h ead ; the pedicels s to u t;
calyx turbinate; operculum hemispherical. Capsule woody, gradually or suddenly contracted at the pedicel, spherical
or oblong, obconic, with a contracted, not thickened, mouth, and sunk valves.— As in the other species, I have
found very great diflerences in the flowers and fruits fi-om upper and lower, older and younger, slender and stout
branches.— P l a t e XXVIIL Fig, 1 , fruit, nat. size; 2, calyx, r.
13. Eucalyptus radiata (Sieb. PI. E x sic c . p. 475) ; arbor mediocris, ramulis gracilibus sæpe p en dulis,
foliis anguste ellipticis lanceolatisve mediocribus v ix n itid is 1 -nerviis rectis faleatisve, pedunculis
subelongatis multifloris, floribus pedicellatis, calyce obconico v. clavato, operculo brevi, capsula pedicellata.
Yariat in signite r—
1 . foliis lineari-elongatis, fructibus latioribus quam lon g is subturbinatis, ore dilatato piano.— Ad E.
amygdalinam teu d en s. {Gunn, 1073, 1077, 1102.)
2. foliis elongatis lanceolatis, capsulis turbinatis longior ibus quam latis, ore contracto. {Gunn,
1 1 1 2 .)
3. foliis ovato-lanceolatis elliptico-lanceolatisve, capsulis majusculis turbinatis.— Arbor elata, ad E.
g ig an team tendens.
4 . foliis majoribus lanceolatis nitidis, capsulis ut in forma 3.— Arbor mediocris, ad E . coriaceam
tendens. {Gunn, 1100, 1110.)
5 . foliis angustis elongatis, capsulis parvis obconicis.— Arbor elata, ad E . n itid am tendens.
Hab. Yery abundant iu th e southern parts o f the Colony: 1, 2, and 4, Hobarton, e t c .; 3, River
Derwent at Cluny, Mount YVellington, elev. 2500 feet. Lake Ech o , elev. 3000 fe e t ; 5 , Por t Arthur, near
the sea.— (Fl. O c t.-D e c .) { v .v .)
D i s t e i b . South-eastern Australia.
A very cominon plant ; as above characterized it may perhaps include several species, and, amongst others, varieties
o f amygdalina. The forms I have enumerated are probably not all of them varieties, in the correct sense o f the
term, but only states o f one or more varieties, and, in some eases, o f one individual, but it is qmte impossible to unravel
them.— A small or lofty tree, with a straight trunk, sometimes with a smooth and sometimes a flaking or almost
stringy bark. Branches more or less weeping. Leaves usuaUy shining, rather small, seldom 3 inches long, with
one midrib, aud very inconspicuous lateral veins, or none, narrow, sometimes very much so, though not so narrow
as E. amytjdaUna usually has them. Flowers and capsules always pediceUed, the latter turbinate or obconic, rather
large.
1 4 . Eucalyptus nitida (Hook, fil.) ; arbor mediocris, ramulis pendulis, foliis auguste lanceolatis
lon g e acuminatis coriaceis n itidis vernicosis nervis divergentibus, pedunculis validis multifloris, floribus
brevibus subsessilibus, calyce breviter clavato v. obconico, operculo brevi lato, capsulis se ssilibus p arvis subglobosis
ore contracto v. subdilatato, marginibus crassis plauis angustisve. (Tab. X X IX .) {Gunn, 808.)
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