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E. marginata Sm. 



16. Perth, W.A. (Woods and Forests Department). Seedling showing the petioles of two cotyledon 



leaves and the hypocotyl largely subterranean. Underside of cotyledon leaves slightly purple. 

 Sown 16th August, 1904; drawn 29th September, 1904. 



This seedling is 7 cm. high and has two pairs of opposite, practically sessile, lanceolate 

 leaves on 10th January, 1905. Leaves still opposite, practically sessile, 5-5 cm. long, more 

 definitely lanceolate, being broader towards the base, and venation more distinct, 29th March, 

 1905. 



17. Perth district, W.A. (J. Staer, 1911). Seedling showing hypocotyl just above the ground line and 



one cotyledon leaf (the second one not depicted for reasons of space). The hypocotyl reduced to 

 a mere thickening at the junction of the bases of the petioles of the cotyledons and of the ascending 

 rachis (stem), on which are two small ovate, opposite leaves, and two still younger ones. A 

 purple tint on the underside of the cotyledon leaves. Drawing not dated, but probably 1911. 



18. (Ref. No. 217.) Perth district, W.A. (Andrew Murphy). Lower portion of a seedling 21 cm. long 



(say Si inches). The whole of the seedling has two cotyledon leaves (one shown) and five pairs 

 (three shown) of opposite, lanceolate leaves separated by fairly long internodes. Sown 24th 

 May. 1906, drawn 13th November, 1906. 



A new sowing of A 19, seedling examined 29th December, 1914, and of A 15, examined 

 16th February, 1915, agrees with the drawing of No. 18. 



E. buprestium F.v.M. 



19. (Ref. No. 37 H.H.). Kalgan Plains, north of Kalgan River, Albany district, W.A. (J.H.M., 12th 



October, 1909). Seedling (ground line not shown) with pair of cotyledon leaves and two pairs of 

 sessile opposite first leaves. Sown 28th April, 1919; drawn 29th July, 1919. 



On 13th October, 1919, 7 inches high with opposite, sessile ovate or ovate-oblong leaves. 



On 3rd December, 1919, 8 inches high. 



On 18th October, 1920, 15i inches high, leaves still opposite, and becoming narrower. 



E. sejnilcralis F.v.M. 



20. (Ref. No. 23 H.H.). Eyre's Range, back of Bremer Bay, South Coast, W.A. (J. Wellstead). Two 



seedlings showing cotyledon leaves and very young first leaves. Sown 19th December, 1918; 

 drawn 29th January, 1919. 



21. (Same particulars as No. 20, but drawn 1st March, 1919). The seedling shows enlargement of the 



cotyledon leaves and two pairs of sessile oblong-lanceolate leaves. 



On 22nd October, 1919, this seedling was 5 inches high; the lower leaves had fallen off 

 (perhaps through want of water), and the upper leaves were still sessile (or nearly so), opposite 

 and bluntly lanceolate. 



E. Planchoniana F.v.M. 



22. (Ref. No. X55.) Stradbroke Island, Southern Queensland (C. T. White, 12th December, 1917). 



Seedling showing pair of cotyledon leaves, succeeded by a pair of young first leaves. Sown 20th 

 December, 1917; drawn 29th January, 1918. 



Drawn on 11th March, 1918, this seedling shows two first leaves 5 cm. long and 12 mm. 

 long, sessile and bluntly lanceolate ; also a pair of young first leaves. 



23. (Particulars the same as No. 22.) Drawn on 11th March, 1918, a second seedling (see final paragraph 



under No. 22) shows two pairs of opposite, almost sessile, lanceolate first leaves about 6 cm. long 

 and 2 cm. broad. 



