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(6) Intermediate Leaves. 

 E. Baueriana, broadly ovate, venulose, at 6 inches (15 cm.), 3| by 2§ cm., dark 



green. 



E. Behriana, broadly elliptical to broad ovate, venulose; at 13 inches (33 cm.), 

 5 J by 4 cm., light green. 



E. Bosistoana, ovate to broad-lanceolate, venulose; at 6 inches (15 cm.), 3| by 

 2\ cm., at 18 inches, 6 by 4 cm., light to yellowish green. 



(6a) (Miss Flockton). 



E. Baueriana. 



1st leaves ovate. 1st alternate leaves ovate or ovate-acuminate (Penrith). 



E. Behriana. 



1st leaves ovate, undersurface pale green. 1st alternate leaves ovate-acuminate 

 (Wyalong). 



1st leaves linear or small ovate. 1st alternate leaves ovate (Wyalong). 



E. Bosistoana. 



1st leaves ovate, thin, petiolate, undersurface mauve tint, decussate. Leaves 

 ovate-orbicular, venation red (winter co^uring), undersurface pale green, petiolate, 

 decurrent (Hargraves). 



1st leaves ovate, undersurface purple shade. 1st alternate leaves broad-ovate, 

 undersurface glaucous (Marulan). 



Series 10. Hypericum-like. 



E. pruinosa. E. melanophloia. 



General Appearance. — Cotyledons medium, 5-6 pairs of leaves opposite, probably 

 more. Leaves sub-glaucous, changing to yellowish green, tinged with purple-brown, 

 narrow-lanceolate to oblong, and in a later stage broadly ovate; veins conspicuous, 

 white. Stems green to pink. 



(1) Hijpocotyl. 



E. pruinosa. long. 



E. melanophloia, short. 



(1«) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. pruinosa. smooth, pink, very short, terete (Northern Territory). 



E. melanophloia, tapering into root, red (Narromine) ; green, with a little pink, 

 smooth (Xarrabri). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 



E. pruinosa and E. melanophloia, slightly emarginate, short, tapering. 



