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to glabrous, pink or various shades of purple-brown. The general appearance of some 

 of the seedlings, in the alternate -leaves stage, is undoubtedly reminiscent of the foliage 

 of the commonly cultivated Fuchsia. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. regnans, short to long. 



E. fastigata, short to long. 



E. Icpvopinea. short to medium. 



E. Laseroni, short to medium. 



E. macrorrhyncha, short. 



E. Mueller i-ana, short to long. 



E. leptophleba, medium. 



E. microcorys. long. 



(la) (Miss Flockton). 



E. regnans. ribbed with a few glands, red, epicotyl terete, with stellate glands. 

 (St. John). 



E. fastigata, terete, red (Sunny Corner) ; red, somewhat angular, warty glands 

 near cotyledons (Marulan). 



E. Icevopinea, terete, red (Nundle). 



E. Laseroni, smooth, deep red (Hanging Rock, Nundle). 



E. macrorrhyncha. terete, smooth, red brown (Macnally Ranges, Cooma) ; smooth, 

 red (Hassan's Walls) ; smooth, red (Dubbo) ; short, deep red (Nundle) ; terete, red, 

 sturdy (Stanthorpe). 



E. Muelleriana, terete, red (Wingello) ; smooth, red (Wingello, No. 2). 



E. leptophleba, ribbed, stained red (Stannary Hills). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper, venation). 



E. regnans, short to medium, tapering. 



E. fastigata, medium, tapering. 



E. l&vopinea, medium, tapering; obscurely trinerved. 



E. Laseroni, short. 



E. macrorrhyncha, medium, tapering. 



E. Muelleriana. medium, tapering. 



E. leptophleba, medium, tapering. 



E. microcorys, long, scarcely taperim^, 



