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Series 14.— Cordate (small). 



E. oligantha. E. angophoroides. 



E. Stuartiana. E. Yarraensis (see p. 281). 



E. Dunnii. 



General Appearance. — Cotyledons medium; 4-5 pairs of leaves opposite. 

 Leaves light green to glaucous, small, cordate to nearly stem-clasping, soon become 

 alternate. Stems somewhat glandular, green to light purple brown. 



In E. oligantha the first four pairs are opposite and narrow-lanceolate, and 

 immediately above them the intermediate leaves start off, alternate, cordate. 



In E. Stuartiana the first four pairs pass from narrow-lanceolate to ovate- 

 lanceolate. 



In E. angoplioroides the first three pairs are narrow-lanceolate, and the next 

 two, though still opposite, are cordate-lanceolate, similar to the alternate leaves. 



In E. Dunnii only the first pair are narrow-lanceolate, while the next three pairs 

 are cordate-lanceolate. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. oligantha, short to long. 

 E. Stuartiana ~\ 



E. angoplioroides > Long. 

 E. Dunnii J 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. oligantha, smooth, red (Kimberleys). 



E. Stuartiana, terete, red (Wallangarra and Mudgee). 



E. angophoroides, long, weak, thin, inclined to be angular, red (Wyndham). 



E. Dunnii, terete, light brown (Acacia Creek, No. 1); red (No. 2). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 



E. oligantha, lobed or very deeply emarginate, short, tapering. 

 E. Stuartiana, lobed or very deeply emarginate, short, tapering. 



E. angophoroides, lobed or very deeply emarginate, sometimes slightly emarginate, 

 short, tapering. 



E. Dunnii, emarginate, short, tapering. 



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

 E. oligantha, red (Kimberleys). 



E. Stuartiana, purple (Wallangarra) ; pink (Mudgee); faint tint of pink (Tarana). 

 E. angophoroides, purple (Wyndham). 

 E. Dunnii, pink (Acacia Creek, No. 1); crimson (No. 2). 



