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

 E. prui/nosa, green (Northern Territory). 

 E. melanophloia, green (Narromine), 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. prui/nosa, angular, tinted pink (Northern Territory). 



(4) 1st Pair of Leaven (Petiole, shape, vestiture). 



E. pruinosa and E. ■melanophloia, petiolate, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. 



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



E. pruinosa. six (or more), lanceolate to broad-ovate, then changing to oblong, 

 emarginate. venulose, glaucous to light green. Stem slightly angular. 



E. melanophloia, five (or more), lanceolate to broad-ovate, large, then small, ovate 

 to elliptical, slightly veiny, glaucous to light green. At 27 inches (68 cm.), 7 by 5 cm., 

 at 32 inches, 2\ by l\ cm. 



(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. pruinosa. none. 



E. melanophloia, lanceolate, undulate, venulose; at 11 inches (28 cm.), 5 by lj 

 cm., glaucous, venulose. 



(6a) Intermediate Leaves (Miss Flockton). 



E. pruinosa. 



1st leaves small ovate, getting larger, undersurface slightly paler green (Northern 

 Territory). 



E. melanophloia. 



1st leaves linear, lanceolate or ovate, undersurface slightly paler. Leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, sinuous, still opposite at 11 inches (28 cm.) high (Narromine). 



The following description of the seedlings of E. pruinosa, is from the pen of Mr. 

 R. H. Cambage (Joum. Roy. Soc, N.S.W., XLIN. 423. 1915) :— 



Hypoeolyl erect, terete, palo green, glabrous, up to 1*3 cm. long. 



( 'otyledonx slightly emarginate or almost reniform, entire, 5 to 8 mm. by 3 to 4 mm., upperside green, 

 underside paler, glabrous; petioles 3 to 4 mm. long. 



Seedling foliage opposite, entire, glabrous, elliptical-lanceolate, tapering into a short petiole of not 

 more than 1 to 2 mm. long : midrib prominent on underside, lateral veins few, and arranged at angles of 

 about 50 ; to 60° with midrib, reticulate between, intramarginal vein obscure on margin or absent. 

 On a seedling 6 inches high the second pair of leaves measured about 1 cm. each, while those of the sixth 

 to the tenth pair measured from 2 to 2-5 cm. with a width of 6 to 7 mm., the internodes increasing in 

 length from about 1 to 1-8 cm. In one specimen the first internode measured 2 cm. 



The seedling leaves of this species are very similar to those of E. melanophloia, and are of interest 

 seeing that thev taper towards the base into a very short petiole, while the adult leaves are sessile and 

 cordate. 



