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First and second pairs linear-lanceolate, acute, tapering to both 

 ends. 



Third and fourth pairs lanceolate-oblong, subacute. 



Fifth to eighth pairs (inclusive) oblong, acute. 



Lower leaves on branches rotund-oblong, or rounded, then 

 oblong-obtuse, afterwards oblong- 

 acute, all subcordate at the base. 



Eucalyptus rostrata, Schlecht. 



Hypocotyl erect, terete, glabrous, 

 red, 5-8 mm. long. 



Cotyledons small, transversely 

 oblong, obtuse, entire, sometimes 

 almost cordate at the base, glabrous, 

 green, indistinctly one-nerved, with 

 short and rather flat petioles. 



Stem erect, square, herbaceous, 

 ultimately woody, stained with red ; 

 1st internode 2-4 mm. ; 2nd, 3rd and 

 4th 6-10 mm. 



First leaves as in E. Globulus, 

 but oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, light 

 green above, deep red beneath. 



Eucalyptus cordata, Labill. 



, T , . FIG. 889. Eucalyptus Globulut. 



Hypocotyl erect, quadrangular, Half nat. size. 



glabrous, red, 3-4-2 cm. long. 



Cotyledons very similiar to last species, shallowly emarginate, 

 trinerved. 



Stem terete, covered with tubercular or fleshy protuberances, 

 otherwise as in E. rostrata ; 1st to 4th internodes l - 5-2'8 cm. 

 long. 



First leaves as in E. rostrata, but sometimes entire, or slightly 

 crenate, sessile, or in the case of the first pairs subsessile and acute. 



Eucalyptus leucoxylon, F. Muell. (fig. 340), 



Hypocotyl terete, glabrous, gradually tapering into the radicle, 

 6-9 mm. long. 



Cotyledons as in E. rostrata, but truncate at the end, or some- 

 times possessing a small apical tooth, 1*25-2 mm. long, 3-4 - 25 mm. 

 wide; petiole tapered downwards, slightly grooved above, 1'75- 

 2-5 mm. long. 



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