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R. H. CAMBAGE. 



disappear. First internode *5 mm.; second 2 mm. to 1 cm.; 

 third 2 mm. to 1*8 cm.; fourth 3 mm. to 5 cm.; fifth 3 mm. 

 to 3*2 cm.; sixth 2 mm. to 3*1 cm.; seventh 3 mm. to 5 cm.; 

 eighth 3 mm. to 5 cm. ; varying very much in different 

 individuals. 



Leaves — No. 1. Abruptly pinnate, petiole 2 to 8 mm. long, 

 reddish-green, becoming brownish-red, glabrous ; leaflets 

 four to five pairs, in twenty cases the leaflets were four, 

 and in three cases there were five, oblong, acuminate, often 

 mucronate, 6 mm. to VI cm. long, 2*5 to 3*7 mm. broad, 

 upperside green, underside often red, sometimes becoming 

 pale green, midrib very distinct on underside, often remain- 

 ing of a red colour, secondary vein showing under pocket 

 lens; rachis 5 mm. to 1*6 cm. long, green, glabrous, 

 excurrent. 



No. 2. Abruptly bipinnate, petiole 6 mm. to 1*4 cm. long, 

 green to brownish-red, with a few scattered hairs, and 

 often with a very small gland about 4 mm. from base, ex- 

 current; leaflets four to six pairs, the basal pair sometimes 

 very small ; rachis glabrous. 



No. 3. Abruptly bipinnate, petiole usually slightly dilated, 

 1 to 3*3 cm. long, green to brownish-green, with a few 

 scattered hairs, and a small gland about 5 mm. from base, 

 also a strong nerve along lower margin, excurrent; leaflets 

 four to seven pairs; stipules little more than scales. 



No. 4. Abruptly bipinnate, petiole slightly dilated, 1*7 to 

 4*8 cm. long, with prominent nerve either along lower 

 margin, or below centre line of lamina, and gland on upper 

 margin; leaflets up to eleven pairs; rachis 2*2 to 4*2 cm. 

 long ; stipules as in No. 3. 



Nos. 5 and 6. Abruptly bipinnate, petiole 2*5 to 5*8 cm. 

 long, vertically flattened, with prominent nerve extending 

 along just below centre line of lamina, and gland on upper 

 margin about 5 mm. from base; rachis from 3 to 4 cm. long. 



