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ACACIA GRAVEOLENS. STRONG-SCENTED 
ACACIA. 
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Class and Order. 
Potyeamis Monazcra. 
( Nat. Ord.—Leeuminos. ) 
Generic Character. 
Flores polygami. Calyx 4—5-dentatus. Petala 4—5, 
nune libera, nunc in corollam 4—5-fidam coalita. Stam. 
numero varia, 10—200. Legumen continuum, exsuccum, 
bivalve. De Cand. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Acacia graveolens ; stipulis deciduis lanceolatis acutis utrin- 
que attenuatis binerviis undique punctis glandulosis 
minutis copiose conspersis, margine antico basi uni- 
glanduloso, capitulis geminis ternisve axillaribus, pe- 
dicellis cano-pubescentibus capitulum subequantibus, 
ramulis angulatis virgatis. Al/an Cunningham (1818). 
Acacia graveolens. Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1460 (1829). Don’s 
Syst. of Gard. v. Ip. 404. n. 44. 
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Among the remarkable plants of New Holland, and those 
which form a striking feature in the vegetation of the coun- 
try, may be reckoned the Acacias, and especially that 
groupe or tribe whose petioles (the leaflets being abor- 
tive) become dilated, resembling coriaceous leaves, no 
doubt perform all the functions of true leaves. Of the 
real nature of these petioles (to which the name of phyl- 
lodia has been given) there can be no question, since, In a 
young state, they bear leaflets, and even when perfect are 
not always destitute of them. But of the number of these 
species, and the great beauty of many, few can form an 
estimate, 
