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There are no juvenile (Mr. Baker's " abnormal ") leaves, but intermediate ones, 

 which are oblong to oval, scarcely lanceolate, and therefore resemble those of E. maculosa 

 to some extent. It seems to me that three characters point to E. maculosa, viz., buds, 

 fruits and intermediate leaves, and two to E. Macarthuri viz., buds and fruits. 



I do not see the affinity so close to E. Macarthuri as to E. aggregata. In the former 

 we have a greater tendency to stem-clasping opposite juvenile leaves ; in the latter 

 we have the oval leaf seen in E. Rydalensis. Typical juvenile leaves of E. Rydalensis 

 are not available, and without them it seems to be nearest to E. aggregata in general 

 appearance, but not in buds. 



