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1st leaves linear; narrow-linear (Cobar). 



1st leaves linear, later decussate, sessile, lanceolate. 1st alternate leaves lanceolate, 

 sessile, glaucous green on both sides, decurrent a little (Coolabah). 

 1st leaves linear to narrow-lanceolate, decussate (Coolabah). 



Series 4— At first linear, more or less crowding the stem, then 

 oblong -lanceolate, almost sessile and somewhat rigid. 



E. longicornis, leaves dense. 

 E. oleosa, leaves scarcely dense. 



General Appearance.— For the first 6 inches or more, .EWca-like, then changing 

 to oblong-lanceolate, rigid or flexuose, nearly or quite sessile, rarely exceeding 3 cm. 

 long and 1 cm. broad, sub-glaucous. 



(1) Hypocotyl. 



E. longicornis. long, filiform. 

 E. oleosa, long, filiform. 



(la) Hypocotyl (Miss Flockton). 



E. longicornis, terete, fragile, and a pinkish red (Wagin) : terete, very slightly 

 red (Moojebening) ; terete, thin, wiry, red (Southern Cross). 



E. oleosa, terete, wiry, red (Ooldea) ; terete, long and weak, red (Minnipa). 



12) Cotyledons (Petiole, taper). 

 E. longicornis, V-shaped, usually as long as the filiform petiole, not tapering. 

 E. oleosa, V-shaped, as long or sometimes longer than the filiform petiole, not 

 tapering, lobes not rigid, often somewhat curved. 



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



E. longicornis, green (Wagin, Moojebening and Southern Cross). 

 E. oleosa, green (Ooldea). 



(3) Stem (Miss Flockton). 



E. longicornis, terete and red (Wagin) ; terete, ribbed, red (Moojebening) ; terete 

 at first, afterwards ribbed, tinted pink (Southern Cross). 



E. oleosa, terete, ribbed, red (Ooldea) ; terete, weak, red (Minnipa). 



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



E. longicornis. They are so slender that it is difficult to say whether they are 

 sessile or not, they are less than a line broad, and about as broad as the cotyledons; 

 glabrous. 



E. oleosa, similar to E. longicornis. 



