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(6) Intermediate Leaves. 



E. leptophyUa, ovate to narrow-oblong, acute, shortly petiolate or almost sessile, 

 somewhat rigid, at 7 in. (18 cm.), 2-5 cm. long, 12 mm. broad ; at 13 in. (33 cm.), 4 cm. 

 long, 12 mm. broad, veins obscure, sub-glaucous: stem terete, sub-glaucous. 



E. ealycogona. narrow to broadish lanceolate, slightly undulate, at flirt very 

 shortly petiolate, but at a later stage the petiole well defined; at 6-| in. (16 cm.), 2-5 

 cm. long. 7 mm. broad ; at 27 in. (68 cm.), 3 cm. long. 15 mm. broad, at this stage the 

 venation somewhat prominent, spreading, slightly glaucous, shading to yellowish- 

 green. Stem terete, very pale purple-brown. 



E. gracilis, ovate-lanceolate, rather obtuse, shortly petiolate; at 10 in. (25 cm.), 

 3 cm. long, 12 mm. broad, veins spreading, obscure; at 15 in. (38 cm.), still lanceolate, 

 obtuse, 4 cm. long, 1-5 cm. broad, sub-glaucous. Stem terete, at first green, but later 

 changing to purple. 



(6a) (Miss Flockton). 



E. calycogona. 

 1st leaves very narrow linear, channelled slightly. Leaves narrow-ovate, shortly 

 petiolate (Sea Lake). 



1st leaves linear to ovate. 1st alternate leaves ovate, thick, pale glaucous-green, 

 pedicle short, the same colour on both sides (Kamerookaj. 



1st leaves lanceolate, petiolate, undersurface slightly paler green. Leaves small, 

 ovate, petiolate, alternate after the fourth pair of leaves. Later, leaves ovate and 

 mostly trinerved (Eyre's Peninsula). 



E. gracilis. 



1st leaves linear, petiolate, not channelled (Eyre's Peninsula). 



1st leaves exceedingly small, linear, not channelled (Fowler's Bay). 



1st leaves narrow-lanceolate. 1st alternate leaves long (if in.), narrow-lanceolate 

 (Southern Cross). 



Series 7.— Sessile, broad-lanceolate, ovate, cordate to 



orbicular, emarginate. 



E. Gillii. E. Kruseana. 



E. cruets. E. uncinata. 



E. decurva. 



General Appearance. — Glaucous throughout. Stem-clasping to sessile, all short 

 and broad, from emarginate to acute, all less than 5 cm., usually about 3 cm. long. 



This Series somewhat resembles that of Bilobac No. 14 (E. rubida, E. cordata. 

 E. pulvendenta) . 



