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E. leptophleba, short, lanceolate, slightly hispid., rachis slightly hispid, purple - 

 brown . 



E. microcorys, short, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. 



(5) Subsequent Pairs of Leaves (Number, petiole, shape, vestiture). 



E. regnans, two, lanceolate, margins minutely denticulate, slightly spreading, 

 but tending to be appressed. 



E. fastigata, two, lanceolate, denticulate, i.e., Fuchsia-like. 



E. Iwvopinea, two or more, lanceolate, margins slightly hairy. 



E. Laseroni, two or more, ovate to broad-lanceolate, margins slightly denticulate. 



E. macrorrhyncha, two, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, slightly hairy, margins 

 serrulate. 



E. Muelleriana, three or more, lanceolate, sessile to nearly stem-clasping, 

 margins slightly wavy. 



E. leptophleba. two or more, broadly lanceolate to nearly ovate, margins 

 slightly hairy. 



E. microcorys, four or more, narrow-lanceolate, petiolate, dark green, glabrous. 



(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. regnans. Leaves obliquely lanceolate, undulate, slightly rugose above, the 

 margins sometimes distantly and irregularly dentate, the apex short or acuminate : 

 veins scarcely prominent, few and distant, somewhat longitudinal, 8 cm. long, 3 cm. 

 qroad; bght to dark green, shaded yellowish-green, with a very light tinge of glaucous - 

 ness ; stem purple-brown, glandular, rugose. (Victoria, from Mr. St. John). 



E. fastigata. Leaves lanceolate or acuminate lanceolate, more or less undulate, 

 pale on the lower surface ; veins obscure above, more prominent beneath, not numerous, 

 semi -longitudinal ; 7-8 cm. long, 2-3 cm. broad; dark to pale green; petiole short 

 to medium; stem a light purple-brown, slightly glandular. (Brindabella Mountain, 

 Coree, Queanbeyan, R. H. Cambage). 



E. Icevopinea. Leaves broad lanceolate to broad lanceolate falcate, slightly 

 oblique ; veins obscure, the intramarginal vein undulate and distant from the edge; 

 8 to 13 cm. long, 3 to 4 cm. broad; light to dark green, tinged with yellowish-green 

 and dull purple-brown ; petiole very short ; stem a dull purple-brown, shaded green 

 (Xundle, Forestry Commission). 



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