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E. peltata, six or more, ovate-lanceolate, hairy, light green, petiole rather long, 

 stem green, hairy. 



E. Bloxsomei, none, all alternate. 



E. maculata, all alternate, rather long. 



E. dtriodora, three or more, rather long. 



Number of Peltate Leaves (Number, shape, vestiture). 



E. pyrophora, six, ovate to oblong lanceolate, ranging from 1-5 cm. long, 1 cm. 

 broad, to 4 cm. long, 1 cm. broad, light green, slightly hairy, stem pale purple-brown, 

 setose. 



E. trachyphloia, twelve or more, ovate lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate, to long 

 lanceolate, hairy, ranging from 3 cm. long, 2 cm. broad to 12 cm. long, 2"5 cm. broad, 

 light-green — shaded pale purple-brown, more or less hairy, stem a rich purple-brown. 



E. corymbosa, six or more, ovate to lanceolate, shortly petiolate, slightly stellate, 

 ranging from 2-5 cm. long, 1 cm. broad. In the latter stage the margins are distinctly 

 undulate and quite smooth. 



E. peltata, numerous, ovate to almost cordate, undulate, very hispid, dark and 

 slightly glossy above, pale and dull beneath, veins somewhat distinct, 6-10 cm. long, 

 3 to 6 cm. broad, petiole rather long, hispid. 



E. Bloxsomei, one, lanceolate, slightly undulate, minutely setose, petiole rather 

 long, 5 cm. long, 2 cm. broad, olive green, stem pale purple-brown, setose. 



E. maculata, eight or more, ovate to elliptical-lanceolate, slightly undulate, 

 a etose, petiole rather long, ranging from 3 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, to 6 cm. long, 3 cm. 

 broad, light green, stem green shaded pale purple-brown, setose. 



E. dtriodora, twelve or more, narrow to broadish lanceolate, undulate, the lamina 

 upturned from the midrib, slightly setose, petioles medium, ranging from 4 cm. long 

 1 cm. broad, to 9 cm. long, 2-5 cm. broad, light green, stem light green. 



E. Torelliana. No seedlings of this species are available, and the following 

 description of the peltate leaves is taken from a young shoot eighteen inches long : — • 

 Twenty-two or more, ovate to broadly lanceolate, very hispid, more or less undulate, 

 veins distant, the midrib conspicuous underneath, a dull purple-brown, intramarginal 

 vein distant from the edge, 12 to 15 cm. long, 7 to 8-5 cm. broad, glossy above, dull 

 beneath, petiole medium, slender, infested with long reddish setose hairs. Stem purple- 

 brown, densely covered with hair-like seta (Atherton). 



(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. pyrophora, lanceolate, slightly tapering into the short petiole 6 cm. long, 1 cm. 

 broad, Light-green, tinged with yellowish green, stem purple-brown, smooth. 



E. trachyphloia, not seen. 



