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The same seedling (8 cm. high) drawn 14th June, 1918, has the scars of a pair of cotyledon 

 leaves and the first pair of seedling leaves. Then we have two more pairs of opposite first leaves 

 and five pairs of alternate ones, more or less opposite. 



A more robust seedling (16 cm. high) drawn on the same day as that referred to in the 

 previous paragraph, has all the parts correspondingly enlarged. 



Seen again on 27th January, 1920, this seedling was 2 ft. 2| inches high, when it was identical 

 with a photograph of X 23 and also X 151. 



66. (Kef. No. X47.) Wyalong, N.S.W. (J. L. Boorman, November, 1917). Seedling with one pair 



of cotyledon leaves, then six pairs of opposite, narrow -lanceolate leaves, the bases tapering into 

 short petioles, then three smaller, young alternate leaves. Sown 15th December, 1917; drawn 

 25th March, 1918. 



67. (Particulars the same as No. 65, except drawn 17th October, 1918.) An alternate, intermediate, 



lanceolate leaf, taken from a seedling 9£ inches in height. 



68. (Ref. No. 1 B.) (Same particulars as No. 66, except sown 28th November, 1917, and drawn 27th 



January, 1920. This large, lanceolate, intermediate leaf was drawn 4 inches from the top of a 

 seedling whose height was 1 ft. 11 in. As a seedling No. 68 agreed throughout with X 47. On 

 15th April, 1919, it was 1 ft, 3 in. high. 



Seedlings bearing the reference numbers IB, X 23 and X 47 were from time to time 

 compared, and found to be practically identical. 



69. (Same particulars as No. 66, except that it was drawn 16th April, 1919). Seedling height 15 inches; 



portion with alternate, mature leaves. 



No. 69 was seen on 27th January, 1920, when it was 2 ft 1 in. high, and it was not to be 

 distinguished from X151. 



E. crebra F.v.M. 



70. (Ref. No. 75 H.H.) Eidsvold, Queensland (Dr. T. L. Bancroft, 10th March, 1919). Two seedlings, 



showing hypocotyls and cotyledon leaves. Sown 5th May, 1919; drawn 27th May, 1919. 



70a. (Ref. No. A 5.) Theresa Park to Werombi, Camden district, N.S.W. (J.H.M.). Seedling with pair 

 of cotyledon leaves and two pairs of first leaves, the undersides of all of which, are purple. Sown 

 30th November, 1914; drawn 4th January, 1915. 



Other sowings of 70a agree with the seedlings of 71a (Ref. Nos. A 54 and A 77). 



71. Same particulars as No. 70. Seedling with one pair of cotyledon leaves and three pairs of opposite 



petiolate, narrow-lanceolate, first leaves. Drawn 6th August, 1919. 



Another seedling, with same particulars as No. 71, is more robust, is 6 cm. high, has four 

 pairs of broader leaves and larger cotyledon leaves. 



71a. Murrumbidgerie, Western N.S.W. (Andrew Murphy, 1903). Sown 6th June, 1905; drawn 15th Sep- 

 tember, 1905. On 9th November, 1905, this seedling was 20 cm. high, with a deep purple shade 

 (not observed in the younger plants) on the undersides of the leaves. 



72. Same particulars as preceding, except that it was drawn on 4th September, 1919, aud was in vigorous 



growth, with leaves 5 cm. long and height 1 dm. 



