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Sj.— Sub-Glaucous Series. 



E. micrantha. E. hcemastoma. 



General Appearance. — Leaves pale glaucous green, shading to yellowish green, 

 somewhat rigid, but not as rigid as E. virgata, &c. ; oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 

 soon alternate, rarely beyond 7 cm. long in the opposite stage ; veins somewhat, 

 prominent, the midrib reddish or pale green. Stems light purple -brown. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. micrantha, E. hcemastoma, medium. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. micrantha, smooth, deep red (Grattai) ; terete, red (Pilliga Scrub) ; smooth 

 red (Narrabri). 



E. hwmastoma, terete, red (Hornsby) ; smooth, red (Berowra) ; terete, red, 

 smooth (Gosford). 



(2) Cotyledons. (Petiole, taper). 



E. micrantha, shortly petiolate ; tapering. 

 E. hcemastoma, short to long ; tapering. 



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



E. micrantlia, deep purple red (Grattai) ; deep red (Grattai No. 2) ; deep crimson 

 (Pilliga) ; crimson (Xarrabri). 



E. Immastoma, rich puce (Hornsby) ; purple red (Berowra). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. micrantha. terete, red, smooth (Grattai) ; red with scattered warty glands 

 (Grattai No. 2) ; a little flattened, red, hardly any visible glands (Narrabri) ; thickly 

 covered with warty glands, small and close together (Narrabri, No. 2). 



E. hcemastoma. rough with small glands, the stem later being covered with fine, 

 close, shiny stellate glands (Berowra). 



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



E. micrantlia, petioles rather short, lanceolate to narrow lanceolate, glabrous. 

 E. hcemastoma, petioles rather short, oblong to oblong lanceolate, glabrous. 



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

 E. micrantha, two , short. 



E. hcemastoma, two or more, short. 



(5a) Subsequent Pairs of Leaves (Shape, vestiture). 

 E. micrantha, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous. 

 E. hcemastoma, oblong to lanceolate, glabrous. 



