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E. amplifolia. broad-lanceolate to lanceolate, slightly undulate, with rather few 

 but distinct white veins, imperfectly triplinerved, light green, or glaucous shading to 

 lighter green : stem slightly angular. 



E. Baiierofti. oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, then elliptical to broad-lanceolate, 

 undulate, but at a later stage firm and thick, dark green mottled with yellowish-green, 

 midrib sometimes reddish. At 18 inches (46 cm.), 9 by 3 cm.; at 27 inches (69 cm.), 

 10 by il cm., and at a later stage (height not given), 5 by 3 cm. (84). Stem slightly 

 quadrangular. In a specimen (B 86). the leaves are nearly orbicular; at 26 inches 

 (66 cm.). 7 by. 6| cm., with the same colouring as 84. 



E. eosmopliylla, elliptical to nearly orbicular, apiculate, slightly undulate, veins 

 prominent, midrib reddish, dark green, shaded glalicdus and also with a light yellowish- 

 green shade ; at about 6 inches (15 Cm.), 5 by 3 cm. ; at 10 inches (25-5 cm.), 7 by 5-1 cm., 

 glaucous green. Another specimen at 22 inches (56 cm.), 9 by 8 cm., slightly undulate, 

 dark yellowish-green; stem angular. 



E. alba, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, undulate, strongly veined, midrib reddish, 

 dark green shading- to light green, tips deep rose; at 8 inches (20 cm.), 8 by 4 cm. to 8h 

 by 4 cm., stem compressed. 



E. Blakdyi, broad-elliptical, undulate to broad-lanceolate, firm, venulose, midrib 

 reddish, light green. 6 by 4 cm. ; at 13-1- inches (34 cm.), 8 by 4 cm. Stem sometimes 

 flexuose. reddish. 



E. Deanei. broad-lanceolate, undulate, with spreading reddish nerves, dark green 

 shaded yellowish-green ; at 7 inches (18 cm.), 6 by 3 cm. ; stem quadrangular or slightly 

 so, reddish. 



E. jvnnila, ovate to broad-lanceolate, to almost oblong-lanceolate, apiculate. 

 veins scarcely prominent, glaucous to yellowish-green; at 9 inches (23 cm.), 4 by 3^ 

 cm.; at 16 inches (41 cm.), 5 by ol cm.; at 18-1 inches (47 cm.), 6 by 3 cni. to 8 by 3 

 cm. on the same twig. Stems slightly flexuose, reddish. 



(6a) (Miss Flockton). 



E. dealbala. 



1st leaves ovate-lanceolate, ovate, undersurface pale opaque green. Leaves, 

 plant 9-J inches (24 cm.) high, ovate, venation marked, undersurface pale green, 

 petiolate, red edges and first part of midrib (Bowning, Williams). 



1st leaves ovate, petiolate, undersurface pale green. Leaves broadly ovate, 

 venation red, undersurface pale green (BoAvning, Boyd). 



1st leaves ovate, petiolate, generally alternate after the second pair. Hardly 

 paler on the undersurface (Wellington), 



1st leaves ovate, petiolate. small. Leaves later, ovate-elliptical, midrib red, 

 sometimes the edges also, petiolate, undersurface pale green (Mount McDonald). 



