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2. Those which, do not occur in. Western Australia. They are : — 



E. Baled, N.S.W. and Q. 



E. cladocalyx, S.A. 



E. cneorifolia, S.A. 



E. Gillii, S.A., N.S.W. 



E. hybrida, N.S.W. 



E. squamosa, N.S.W. 



Of these, two are confined to South Australia, and a third also extends to New 

 South Wales, but quite adjacent to South Australia. Two are confined to New South 

 Wales, and one occurs in New South Wales and Queensland. 



Speaking generally, the Bisecta? belong to rather dry country. Exceptions 

 are hybrida and squamosa, which are confined to the. Sydney district, so far as we are 

 aware: it may be that the areas in which, they occur are physiologically dry. 



Series 1, Narrow throughout. Linear to narrow-oblonff or 

 narrow-lanceolate ; all petiolate. 



E. BaJceri. E. hybrida. 



E. cneorifolia. E. leptopoda. 



E. micranihera. E. spathulata. 



General Appearance. — Slender, leaves narrow, light green, more or less spreading, 

 Young tips and stems reddish. 



( 1 ) Hypocotyl. 



E. BaJceri, short. 



E. cneorifolia. medium to long. 



E. micranihera,, long. 



E. hybrida. short. 



E. leptopoda. medium. 



E. spathulata. medium to long. 



(la) Tlypocolyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. BaJceri, red, slightly angular at the top, thickening into the root (i): red 3 

 terete, smooth (2) (Ticketty Well). 



E. cneorifolia, red. terete, thin (Kangaroo Island). 



Ji. micranthcra, red, terete, spindly (Lynburn, W.A.). 



E. hybrida, red, short, smooth (Concord). 



E. leptopoda. crinson, maintains its thickness to the root (W.A.). 



E. spathulata, red, long, very thin (Kalgan River). 



