BY CUTHBERT HALL, 501 



E. viminalis Labill. (PI. Iviii., fig.l). — Cotyledons trans- 

 versely oblong, obtuse, truncate rarely, slightly emarginate, 

 cordate at base, 0-5 x 0-25, petiole 0-25 cm. Leaves opposite, 

 entire, glabrous, lanceolate then ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, 

 sessile. First pr. 1x0-3, petiole 0-15; second 14 x 0-6; third 

 2-5 X 0-8 ; fourth 3 x11cm. First internode 1, second 1-2, 

 third 1-5, fourth 1-5 cm. Stem terete, glabrous. 



E. Smifhii R. T. Baker (PI. xlvii., fig. 5). —Cotyledons 

 transversely oblong, obtuse, emarginate, 0-6 x 0-25, petiole 04 

 cm. Leaves opposite, entire, glabrous, lanceolate then ovate- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, sessile, cordate at base. First pr. 1-6 x 0-3, 

 tapering at base; second 2-2 x 1-5, third 2-5 x 1-7 cm. First 

 internode 0-7, second 1-2, third 24, fourth 3 cm. Stem terete, 

 glabrous. 



E. cliierea F.v.M. (PI. xlvii., fig. 3). — Cotyledons trans- 

 versely oblong, obtuse, slightly emarginate, 04 x 0-2, petiole 

 0-2 cm. Leaves opposite, entire, glabrous, glaucous, lanceo- 

 late and shortly petiolate for two pairs, then ovate, cordate, 

 obtuse, venation oblique. First pair 0-7 x 0-2, second 1-5 x 

 0-6, third 1-8 x 1-1, fourth 1-9 x 1-3 cm. First internode 1, 

 second 1-3, third 18, fourth 1-8 cm. Stem terete, glabrous. 



E. Gunnii Hook. f. (PI. Ix., fig. 4). ^—Cotyledons transversely 

 oblong, obtuse, very slightly emarginate, 04 x 0-2, petiole 0-2 

 cm. Leaves opposite, entire, glabrous, glaucous, ovate or 

 orbicular, obtuse, sessile, cordate. First pr. 04 x 0-2, second 

 0-6 X 0-3, third 0-8 x 0-5, fourth 1-2 x 0-8 cm. Stem terete, 

 glabrous. 



E. Ferriniana F.v.M. (PL lii., fig. 2). — Cotyledons as in E. 

 Gunnii, but more cordate at base, very slightly emarginate. 

 Leaves opposite, sessile, ovate, obtuse, cordate at base, stem- 

 clasping then after 4-5 pairs perfoliate, glaucous. First pr. 

 1 x 4, second 1-7 x 11, third 1-5 x 1 cm. Stem terete, glab- 

 rous. 



E . paludosa R. T. Baker (PI. xliv., fig. 4).^ — Cotyledons 

 transversely oblong, obtuse, slightly emarginate, 0-35 x 0-2, 

 petiole 0-2 cm. Leaves opposite, entire, glabrous, lanceolate, 

 petiolate then sessile. 



