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3i— Glaucous, broad, rigid Series. 



E. virgata. E. gigantea. 



E. oreades. 



General Appearance. — Leaves at first subglaucous. but soon turning very glaucous, 

 oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, more or less venulose. Steins reddish. Intermediate 

 stage oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, apiculate. thick, glaucous, midrib reddish ; lateral 

 veins distinct. Stem yellowish to glaucous, shading to very pale purple-brown. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. virgata, E. oreades, E. gigantea, all medium to long. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. virgata, terete, smooth, deep red (Berowra) ; terete, wiry, red (The Spit) ; 

 terete, becoming ribbed under the cotyledons (National Park). 



E. oreades, terete, red (Mount Victoria, 1 and 2). 



E. gigantea, terete, tinted red (Tumberumba). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 

 E. virgata 



E. oreades > petiolate, tapering, slightly trinerved. 

 E. gigantea J 



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



E. virgata. deep crimson, also edge (Berowra) ; red (National Park). 



E. areades, red (Mount Victoria) ; deep crimson (Mount Victoria, No. 2) ; crimson 

 purple (Mount Victoria, No. 3). 



E. gigantea. purple red (Tumberumba). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. virgata, deep red, flattened, and with warty glands (Berowra) ; terete, shaded 

 puce, with small stellate glands (The Spit) ; terete, smooth, pale yellow green (National 

 Park). 



E. oreades, terete, deep reddish purple, shiny (Mount Victoria) ; crimson (Mount 

 Victoria. No. 2) ; small stellate glands (Mount Victoria, No. 3). 



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



E. virgata, petiole medium, leaves obtuse lanceolate, glabrous/ 



E, oreades, fairly short, lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. gigantea. medium, lanceolate to oblong, glabrous. 

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