SEEDLINGS OF THE ANGOPHORAS. 101 



Leaves entire, opposite, decussate, lanceolate, obtuse, 

 subsessile, rounded at base or with rounded auricles, 

 glabrous or with few glandular hairs, paler on inferior 

 surface when dry. First pair 1*8 x 0*6 cm., second 2x0*7 

 cm., third 2*5 x 1 cm. Stem green, terete, finely pubescent 

 or with a few bristles. First internode 1*5 cm., second, 

 third and fourth 1 cm. 



A. Bakeri, sp. nov. 



Cotyledons similar to those of A. subvelutina, intermedia, 

 and melanoxylon. 



Leaves entire, opposite, decussate, narrow-lanceolate, 

 sabacute then acute, cordate at base with rounded auricles, 

 glabrous or few bristles on under side of midrib, venation 

 inconspicuous, lateral veins closely set and parallel, intra- 

 marginal vein ill-defined and close to edge. First pair of 

 leaves 6x2 mm., second 8x3 mm., third 10 x 3 mm. 

 Stem terete, greenish, pubescent or few bristles. First 

 internode 9 mm., second 6 mm., third 6 mm. 



Remarks. — In the ascending scale judged by the seed- 

 lings, I would place the Angophoras as follows : — 



A. cordifolia. 



A. 



I 

 A. intermedia. 



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A. lanceolata. A. melanoxylon. A. Bakeri. 



This agrees with the classification arrived at by Messrs. 

 Baker and Smith on botanical and chemical grounds, from 

 examination of the mature trees. The seedling of A. 

 cordifolia is most distinct from all the others, the cotyledons 

 being larger and orbicular, the first pair of leaves are alter- 

 nate and rudimentary, while the following leaves are ovate 

 and more hirsute than those of the other Angophoras. The 



