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(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. obliqua, tinted red (Wingello) ; shaded red, angular (Wingello, No. 2) ; terete, 

 wiry, red (Kuitpo). 



E. Andrewsi, terete, red (Howell and Wallangarra) ; terete, tinted red (Narrabri) ; 

 short, smooth, tinted red (Narrabri, No. 2). 



E. Penrithensis , terete, red (Toongabbie) ; terete, wiry red (Galston Road) ; 

 terete, red, bending over, the epicotyl with stellate glands (Galston Road). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole and taper). 

 E. obliqua. medium, tapering. 



E. Andrewsi, medium to long, tapering. 

 E. Penrithensis, medium, tapering. 



(2a) Cotyledons (Undersurface. Miss Flockton). 



E. obliqua, faint mauve tint (Wingello) : sometimes purple (Wingello, No. 2) ; 

 green or pale puce (Kuitpo). 



E. Andrewsi, purple red (Howell): deep crimson (Narrabri); crimson (Wallan- 

 garra). 



E. Penrithensis, tinted red (Toongabbie) ; rich puce (Galston Road). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. obliqua, covered with pink, prominent warty glands (Wingello) ; warty glands 

 above the cotyledons (Wingello, No. 2) ; terete, shaded red (Kuitpo). 



E. Andrewsi, young, terete, red, thickly covered with warty glands (Howell); 

 terete, shaded red (Narrabri) ; terete, red, covered with glands (Wallangarra). 



(4) 1st Pair of Leaves (Petiole, shape, vestiture). 



E. obliqua, medium, lanceolate, glabrous, rachis minutely glandular. 



E. Andrewsi, rather long, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous, and rachis glabrous. 



E. Penrithensis, short, lanceolate, glabrous, rachis slightly glandular. 



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



E. obliqua, three or four, medium to sessile or nearly so. 

 E. Andrewsi, three or four, petioles medium throughout. 

 E. Penrithensis, four, short throughout. 



(5a) (Shape, vestiture). 



E. obliqua, lanceolate to broad lanceolate, undulate, margins slightly toothed 

 or hispid. 



E. Andrewsi, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. Penrithensis, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous, or with very fine stellate hairs. 



