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

 E. rudis, r6d or pink (Waroona) ; very slight purple tint (Woqroqloo) ; pale green 

 (W.A., 217). 



E. diversicolor, red (W.A., Z.) ; pale maxive tint (A. Murphy). 



E. Guilfoylei, faint tint of purple at back (S. W. Jackson) ; purple red (A. Murphy, 

 120). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. rudis, smooth, glands, angular, red (Waroona) ; terete, spindly, tinted pink 

 (Woorooloo); red (W.A., 217). 



E. diversicolor, above the cotyledons, pale green, angular (W.A., Z.) : tinted pink 

 (Denmark, W.A.). 



E. Guilfoylei, epicotyl smooth and angular, edged with red (S. W. Jackson) ; 

 pale green, edged with red, angular (Denmark). 



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



E. rudis, petiolate, ovate to lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. diversicolor, petiolate, narrow-lanceolate, glabrous. 



E. Guilfoylei, petiolate, oblanceolate to spathulate, glabrous. 



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



E. rudis, four or more, lanceolate, somewhat undulate, veins not prominent, 

 dark green, glabrous. 



E. diversicolor, seven, lanceolate, venulose, light green, glabrous, stem slightly 

 quadrangular. 



E. Guilfoylei, numerous, lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, undulate, glabrous, 

 petioles distinct. 



(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. rudis, ovate-lanceolate to orbicular, then at a later stage broadly lanceolate, 

 venulose, subtriplinerved, yellowish-green, the veins sometimes reddish. At 6 inches 

 (15 cm.), 3 J by 2i cm., at 16 inches (41 cm.), 5 by 4| cm., and at 19 inches (48 cm.), 

 6 by 5 cm. Stem reddish. 



E. diversicolor, elliptical to oblong-lanceolate, very undulate, with rather 

 prominent nerves, dark green, shaded to light yellowish-green. At 24 inches (61 cm.), 

 6' by 3| cm., petioles reddish, stem quadrangular; yellowish-green with reddish 

 markings. 



E. Guilfoylei, leaves ovate-lanceolate, sometimes strongly undulate, veins faint, 

 parallel, rather distant. At 21 J inches (54 cm.) high, 9 cm. long, 4 cm. broad, and at 

 27 inches (69 cm.), 10 cm. long, 5 cm. broad, light yellowish-green, sometimes tinged 

 with very pale purple-brown, petiole medium, purple-brown. Stem quadrangular, the 

 angles edged with purple-brown, the remainder of the stem green (S. W. Jackson). 

 The venation is somewhat similar to that of the Corymbosee, and to the Group 26. 



