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



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E. tceniola, five or more, shortly petiolate to sessile, oblong to lanceolate, 

 slightly boat-shaped, glabrous, upper rachis glandular. 



E. Consideniana, three or more, petiole short to sessile, oblong-lanceolate to 

 lanceolate, slightly boat-shaped, glabrous. 



E. jdlvlaris, five or more, sessile to stem-clasping, lanceolate to narrow- 

 lanceolate, tapering boat-shaped, glabrous, stem more or less glandular hispid. 



E. Simmondsii, six or more, sessile to stem-clasping, oblong to broad-lanceolate, 

 slightly glandular, the two upper pairs (at 7 inches) denticulate, whitish underneath. 



E. Sieberiana, four or more, sessile : oblong to lanceolate, slightly boat-shaped; 

 glabrous. 



E. piperita, five or more, shortly petiolate to stem-clasping, oblong to broad- 

 lanceolate, sometimes boat-shaped, glabrous. 



(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. tceniola, leaves oblong to narrow-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, veins obscure. 

 At 36 inches, 7 to 10 cm. long. 1 cm. broad ; yellowish green. Stem reddish. 



E. Consideniana, leaves oblong to obliquely lanceolate falcate, slightly undulate ; 

 petiole shortish; venation moderately distinct. At 15| inches, 14 cm. long, 3 cm. 

 broad. Light green ; stem pale pink to pale red. At one state E. Consideniana shows 

 a strong affinity to E. vitrea. 



E. pilularis, leaves obliquely lanceolate, shortly petiolate, thin, slightly undulate, 

 9 to 12 cm. long, 2-5 to 4 cm. broad. 



E. Simmondsii, not seen. It is still opposite at 13 inches. The leaves are 

 sessile to stem-clasping, lanceolate, acute, more or less rigid. 



E. Sieberiana, leaves broad lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, changing to broad- 

 lanceolate, usually oblique, slightly undulate ; petiole at first short, but with the next 

 three or four leaves extending to 15 mm., 5 cm. long, 3-5 cm. broad, slightly glaucous, 

 the petiole and midrib orange red. Stem light yellowish green, deepening towards the 

 top into orange red. 



E. piperita, leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, shortly apiculate, the margins 

 more or less undulate, the lamina sometimes turned upwards from the midrib ; veins 

 obscure, light yellowish green, the marginal nerve reddish ; 7 cm. long. 2-5 cm. broad. 

 Stem green, tinged red. 



(6a) (Miss Flockton). 



E. Consideniana. 



1st leaves ovate or lanceolate, venation red, petiolate, leaves becoming nearly 

 sessile and 3 inches long ( Barren garry). 



