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E. ereinopJtila. narrow-lanceolate, shortly petiolate, somewhat rigid ; at 20 in., 

 (50 fin.) 8 cm. long. 1-5 cm. broad, veins somewhat conspicuous, very slightly glaucous, 

 shading to light green. 



(6a) (Miss Flockton). 



E, sahnonophloia. 



1st leaves exceedingly fine linear (W.A.). 



1st leaven linear. Leaves still opposite, narrow-ovate, height 3 inches. 1st 

 alternate leaves ovate to linear, the least bit paler on the undersurface (Kurrawang). 



E. salubris. 

 1st leaven linear. Leaves, lanceolate (Coolgardie). 



1st leaves lanceolate, petiolate. decussate. Leaves beginning to be alternate, 

 lanceolate, petiolate. decussate, undersurface paler green (W.A.). 



E. Lane-Poolei. 

 1st leaves linear and narrow-ovate, undersurface galucous-green (Perth). 



E. eryihronema. 

 1st leaves linear. l*t alternate leaves narrow-lanceolate (Cow Cowing). 



E. annulata. 

 1st leaves .small linear, not channelled (Gnowangerup). 



E. eremophila. 



1st leaves lanceolate to ovate petiolate, midrib red, undersurface paler green 

 (Gnowangerup). 



Series 3.— Linear to short-lanceolate, sessile, then long-lanceo- 

 late to narrow-lanceolate and acuminate-lanceolate. 



E. rigidula. E. transcontinental/is. 



General Appearance.— At first inclined to rigid and sessile, then free, petiolate, 

 and more or less spreading. In the early stages the colour is olive-green, which changes 

 to light glaucous-green. 

 (]) Hypocotyl. 



E. rigidula, long. 



/;. transcontinentalis, long, 

 (la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. rigidula, terete, spindly, red (Comet Vale).. 



E. transcontinentalis, terete, red, weak (Hugh Kiver; Northern Territory); long,- 

 wiry, red (Ooldea); tall, smooth, red, spindly (Cobar): ueti grooved between the coty- 

 ledons (Coolabah) ; terete, spindly, red (Coolabah). 



