Tab. 2306 . 
ACACIA CELASTRIFOLIA. 
Celastms-leaved Acacia. 
Nat. Ord. Leguminos.®.—Polygamia Polyandria. 
Gen. Char. Flores polygami. Calyx 4—5-dentatus. Petala 4—5, nunc libera 
nunc in coroUam 4—5-fidani coalita. Semina numero varia 10—100. Legumen 
continuum exsuccum bivalve.—^Frutices aut arbores, hahitu et foliatione valde 
varies. 
Acacia celastrifolia ; glaberrima, v. junior glauco-pniinosa, ramulis angulato- 
triquetris, phyllodiis oblique ovatis obovatisve calloso-mucronatis basi 
angustatis crasso-coriaceis marginatis infra medium glanduliferis nervo 
parum incurvo, racemis pbyllodio paulo longioribus, capitulis brevissime 
pedunculatis, ovario glabro. Benth. 
Acacia celastrifolia. Benth. in Hook. Lond. Journ. of Bot. v. 1. p. 349. Walp. 
Repert. Bot. ». 1. 895. Plant. Preiss. p. 14. 
If a gracefully formed, much branching evergreen shrub, with 
rather dense and broadish, bright glaucous-green leaves {phyl- 
lodia), whose ultimate branches are literally bowed down with 
the abundance of yellow heads of highly fragrant flowers for 
nearly two months of the year, and those almost of the winter 
season, can have any claim to cultivation, then may Acacia celas¬ 
trifolia be confidently recommended. We raised it from Swan 
River seed, sent by Mr. Drummond, and our plant is now nearly 
six feet high; so loaded with fragrant blossoms, that it would 
be in itself sufficient to scent the entire house. While it 
was in perfection, March, 1847, Messrs. Lucombe, Pinceand Co. 
sent us a noble specimen from their Greenhouse at the Nu^ery, 
Exeter. The odour a good deal resembles that of White-thorn, 
but is more delicate. Although very different it w^ill rank near 
A. myrtifolia. 
Descr. Shrub five to six feet or more high, glabrous in every 
part, the younger shoots glaucous and angled. Fhyllodia alter¬ 
nate, oblong, elliptical or subovate, acute, slightly tapering at the 
base, with a callous mucro at the point, margined all round, a strong 
nerve running through the centre; on the upper margin below 
the middle is a conspicuous oval glandular depression. A few 
JUNE 1st, 1847. 
