C aie 3 
ACACIA LINEARIS. LiNEAR-LEAVED ACAcTA. 
TERE EE EE Ree ee ae ste ale ee ae 
Class and Order. 
Potyeamia Moneccia. 
Generic Charaeter. 
Hermapn. Cal. 5-dentatus, Cor. 5-fida. vel. 5-petala. 
Stam. 4—100. Pist. 1. Legumen 2-valve. 
Masc. Cal, 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida. s. 5-petala. Stam. 
4—100. 
Sect. foliis simplicibus. 
Specific Character. 
Acacia linearis ; foliis linearibus striatis longissimis spicis 
axillaribus subverticillatim interruptis, petalis revolutis, 
staminibus corollam superantibus. 
Acacia taxifolia. Lodd. Catal. 1820. p. 13. 
The leaves of this plant vary very much in length in 
different specimens, they are often six inches long, and not 
unfrequently considerably longer. Except in the greater 
length of the leaves, it has some resemblance to Acacia 
linifolia, but is at once distinguished from that species by 
flowers being sessile on the peduncles, making a true spike 
Instead of a raceme. 
Acacta taxifolia of WittpEenow is the Mimosa stellata of 
REIRO, a chinese plant, with ternate, verticillate leaves, 
and only four stamens. ‘ 
A greenhouse shrub. Native of New Holland. Flowers 
in March, April, and May. Our drawing was taken from a 
— communicated from Messrs. Matcoum’s Nursery at 
ensington Gore ; we received specimens also from Mr. Ler 
of the Hammersmith Nursery, Messrs. Loppices and Sons, 
and the Honourable Winu1am Herert of Spofforth. 
