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E. hemipkloia F.v.M. 



85. (Ref. No. 6.) Canley Vale, N.S.W. (W. Forsyth, July, 1902). A young seedling, 5 cm. high, showing 



the cotyledons and three pairs of narrow, opposite leaves. Sown 26th November, 1917; drawn 

 15th February, 1918. 



The same plant was drawn at 7i inches (not reproduced here), the upper leaves of which 

 are a rich purple brown. The four lower alternate leaves are a rich dark green and broadly 

 lanceolate, with the lower portion of the intramarginal nerves well removed from the edge, varying 

 from 5 to 10 cm. long and 3 to 3-| cm. broad. At 1 ft. 5 in. high it was still unchanged, except 

 that the leaves were slightly broader and longer. 



86. (Ref. No. A3). Teresa Park, N.S.W. (J. H. Maiden). A young seedling, 7 cm. high, with broader 



leaves than No. 85. Sown 30tb November, 1914: drawn 16th February, 1915. 



87. Upper portion of No. 86 at 10 inches high, showing the typical intermediate leaves of the species and 



the purple-brown, slightly flexuose stem. Drawn 14th April, 1915. 



