2G5 



Series 8.— Orbicular, petiolate, triplinerved. 



(Venulose aud glaucous.) 



E. polyantheiuos. E. Dawsoni. 



E. Caleyi. 



General Appearance. — Cotyledons small to medium, 2-3 pairs of leaves opposite. 

 Leaves sub-glaucous, thiekish, elliptical to orbicular, emarginate, triplinerved, venulose, 

 petiole sbort to medium. Stems pinkish, somewhat flexuose, terete, compressed at 

 the nodes. 



(1) Hypocolyl. 



E. polyanthemos, short to long. 



E. Dawsoni, short. 



E. Caleyi. short to long. 



(la) Ilypoeotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. pulyaidhemos, red (Stuart Town); smooth, red (Grattai); terete, slight, tinted 

 pink (Bathurst to Sofala); terete, red, slight (Rylstone); terete, red (Queanbeyan). 



E. Dawsoni, terete, red (Gulgong). 



E. Caleyi, red, smooth (Howell, No. 1); smooth, dark red (No. 2); crimson 



(Xo. 3). 



(2) ( 'otyledons (Petiole, taper). 



E. polyanthemos and E. Dawsoni, small, emarginate, short taper. 

 E. Caleyi. medium, scarcely emarginate, short taper. 



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



E. polyanthemos, red (Stuart Town); purple red (Grattai); faint tint of purple 

 (Bathurst to Sofala) : red, sometimes green (Rylstone) ; light purple red tint (Quean- 

 beyan). 



E. Dawsoni, with faint purple tint (Gulgong). 



E. Caleyi, crimson-purple (Howell, Xo. 1); crimson (No. 2); deep red (Xo. 3). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E . polyanthemos, tinted red (Stuart Town) ; shaded red, covered with oil glands 

 f Grattai): terete ; red (Bathurst to Sofala); terete, smooth shading from red to green 

 (Rylstone). 



E. Dawsoni, terete, smooth, red (Gulgong). 



E. Caleyi, angular, tinted pink (Howell). 



