Leaves copious, nearly sessile, dark green: pomre umpjugate, 
bearing five to seven oblong /eaffets, which are obtuse, glabrous 
or ciliated. A sharp acicular reddish spime is situated at the 
base of the leaf, and is about half its length. From the base 
of the leaf also the peduncles appear, generally in pairs, shorter 
(usually) than the leaf, and bearing a dense golden head of nume- 
rous little fowers. W.J. H. 
Curr. This showy Acacia, like most of the Australian species 
_ of that genus, requires the protection of the greenhouse. It 
thrives in a mixture of Jight loam and sandy peat-soil, and, being 
a free grower, is well adapted either for planting out in the 
conservatory border or for growing in a pot. If due attention 
is paid to training and stopping the leading shoots, it will soon 
form a neat round bushy plant, and in spring present a gay 
appearance when in flower. It is increased by seeds, which 
vegetate readily in a moderate heat. /. 8. 
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Fig. 1. Portion of a branch, with leaf, spine, and capitula. 2. Leaflet :— 
magnified. : : ae 
