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Series 1.— Linear, incurved, short. 



E. Niclioli. 



General Appearance. — Cotyledons small ; eight or more pairs of leaves opposite. 

 The narrowest of the Bilobse. Resembles the linear phyllode species of Acacia. 

 Leaves dark to light green, some tipped with brown, ranging from linear-spathulate to 

 linear-falcate. Stems yellowish-green to pink. 



(1) Hypocotyl, length medium. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton), terete, wiry, red. 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper), medium, not tapering. 

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



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton), terete, red warty glands. 



(4) 1st Pair of Leaves, petiolate, linear lanceolate, glabrous. (Undersurface, Miss 

 Flockton). pale green. 



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

 linear-lanceolate, erect, incurved, narrowed into the petiole, glabrous, dark 

 to light green. Venation obscure. 



(6) Intermediate Leaves, linear-spathulate to linear-lanceolate, semi-rigid, more or 

 less curved, ranging from 2 cm. by 2 mm., to 4 cm. by 2 mm., dark to light 

 green . 



Series 2.— Linear-flexuose, long. 



E. acacioides. E. fructicetorum. 



General Appearance. — Cotyledons small, 4-5 pairs of leaves opposite. Leaves 

 dark to light yellowish-green, shaded purple-brown, ranging from linear-spathulate 

 to linear-lanceolate, and in the last stage of linear-flexuose or linear-falcate. Stems 

 green or pink. It will be observed that these two species are remarkably similar in 

 their seedling characters. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. acacioides ] 



[Medium to long. 

 E. frutwetorum J 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. acacioides, terete, red (Wyalong XI, and Warialda) ; terete, spindly, red 

 (Wyalong, 51). 



E. fruticetorum, terete, red (Wyalong, X 47) ; terete, frail, red (Wyalong 1 B 

 and X23). 



