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E.hcematoxylon Maiden. — (A W. A. species, cultivated Botanic Gardens, Sydney), 

 7th January, 1918. Young foliage : " Garnet-brown," Plate 164, shades 1-4. 



E. maculata Hook. — Mt. Misery, Liverpool, 17th July, 1917. Young twigs 

 " purple-brown," Plate 166, shades 2-3. Highly glazed. Young twigs : " purple- 

 brown," Plate 166, shades 2-3. 



C. — E. amplifolia, E. botryoides, E. hemipMoia, E. sidemphloia. 



These are four miscellaneous species. The slender evidence shows an affinity 

 between the first, third, and fourth species that will be kept in mind, and between the 

 second and the fourth. 



E. amplifolia Naudin. — Liverpool, 17th July, 1917. Young foliage : " Plum 

 violet," Plate 172, shades 1-3. Young twigs : " Plum violet," Plate 172, shades 3-4. 



E. botryoides Sm. — 



1. Corso, Manly, 14th September, 1916. Young foliage : " Garnet," Plate 162. 



(This is a difficult plate to use, because of its lustre, its appearance becoming 

 nearer to or more removed from Plate 193, according to the incidence of 

 the light.) 



2. Glenfield, George's River, 9th October, 1918. " Dark violet," Plate 193, 



shades 1-4. 



E. hemipMoia F.v.M. — 



1. Cabramatta, 10th July, 1917. Young foliage : " Vinous purple," Plate 171, 



shades 2-3. Young twigs : Plate 171. 



2. Bankstown, 22nd July, 1919. Young foliage: Plate 171, shades 1-4. . 



E. sidemphloia Benth. — Cabramatta, 10th July, 1917. Young foliage : " Garnet- 

 brown," Plate 164, shade 3; also " vinous'purple," Plate 171. shade 3. Young twigs : 

 " Garnet-brown " (Plate 164), " purple-brown" (Plate 166>. 



D. — E. hcemastoma, E. punctata, E. squamosa, E. virgata. 



In these species I have only noted greens in the young foliage so far, but we 

 have only touched the fringe of the subject. 



E. hcemastoma Sm. var. mierantha. — Como, George's River, September, 1916. 

 '"' Dark drab-green," Plate 237, shade 2. Midrib yellow or reddish. Stems angular, 

 red or yellow. 



E. punctata DC. — Como, George's River, September, 1916. Young foliage : 

 " Laurel-green," Plate 269, shade 2. Back of leaves a pale glaucous-green, shiny on 

 the upper side, midrib yellow or red. Young twigs red and yellow, angular. 



(Note made from Glenbrook specimens, J. L. Boorman, 8th October, 1920. 

 Young leaves vinous purple, Plate 171, shades 2-4.) 



