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oblong, nearly sessile. The last stage still narrow, but more rigid, and still shortly 

 petiolate. Stems pink. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. prcecox, long. 



E. parvifolia, short to long. 



E. acacicvfcmnis, short to long. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 

 E. parvifolia. terete, red (Kybean). 

 E. acaciaformis, terete, red (Walcha). 



(2) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 



E. prcecox, emarginate, short taper. It is somewhat triangular. 



E. parvifolia, not emarginate, somewhat orbicular, short, scarcely tapering. 



E. acaoiceformis, small, slightly emarginate, short, tapering. 



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

 E. parvifolia, red (Kybean). 

 E. acaciaformis. green (Walcha). 



(3) Stent. (Miss Flockton). 



E. parvifolia, slightly angular, glands, red (Kybean). 

 E. acaciaformis, with warty glands (Walcha). 



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



E. prcecox, shortly petiolate, narrow or almost linear-lanceolale, glabrous. 



E. parvifolia, sessile, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. acaciaformis, shortly petiolate, linear-lanceolate, glabrous. 



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



E. prcecox, five (or more), narrow-oblong, glaucous, nearly sessile, glabrous. 

 E parvifolia, six (or more), linear to narrow-lanceolate, glaucous, sessile or nearly 

 so, glabrous. 



E. acaciceformis, ten (or more), linear to narrow-lanceolate, glaucous to dark 

 green, shortly petiolate, glabrous. 



(G) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. prcecox, narrow-lanceolate, slightly curved and somewhat rigid, glaucous 

 shading to light yellowish-green, veins not prominent, petiole short; at 30 inches (76 

 cm.), 6 by 1 cm. 



