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DETAILED DESCEIPTIONS OF SEEDLINGS. 



DIVISION RENIFORM.E. 



Section 1. — Large Cotyledons. 



la. Corymbosse — Peltatse (with peltate leaves). 

 16. Corymbosse — Non-Peltatse (without peltate leaves). 



lc. Non-Corymbosge (E. marginata, E. sepulcralis, E. Todtiana, E. buprestium, 

 E. Planchoniana). 



DIVISION RENIFORM.E. 



Section Large JJotyledons. 



Series la.— Corymbose — Peltate. 



(With peltate leaves.) 

 E. calophylla. E. hcematoxylon. 



E. ficifolia. E. eximia. 



General Appearance. — Leaves short and broad, varying from orbicular to ovate 

 or ovate-lanceolate, peltate, slightly crinkled and stellate in the early stages ; petiole 

 short or long, usually long when peltate. The general tone is a light-green, shading 

 to darker green, faintly tinged with purple-brown. Steins pale green to purple-brown, 

 usually setose up to 12 inches in height, then smooth. 



When the intermediate-leaved stage is reached, the venation is much finer than 

 in the early stages. The colour, however, is about the same, but the stem and also 

 the petioles are often a much deeper purple-brown. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. calophylla, erect, terete, reddish, densely covered with blunt, warty, glandular 

 processes, about 1-3 to 1-5 cm. above the soil. (Lubbock.) 



E. ficifolia, erect, terete, covered with short bristly hairs 2-5 to 3 cm. long, 

 reddish. (Lubbock.) 



E. calophylla, short, thick, glandular. 

 E. ficifolia, short, stout, glandular. 

 E. hwmatoxylon, short, stout, glandular. 

 E. eximia, medium, slender, smooth. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. calophylla, short, thick, tinted pink and covered with warty glands (Woods 

 and Forests, Perth) ; pink, with a few glandular hairs (W.A. No. 4). 



Var. rosea, terete, red, with some glandular processes near the top (Melbourne) ; 

 terete, red, sometimes with warty glands (Rydalmere). 



