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ACACIA LINIFOLIA. FLAX-LEAVED ACACIA. 
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Class and Order. 
Poryeamia Monercia. 
Generic Character. 
Hermapur. Cal. 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida, vel 5-petala. 
Stam 4—100. Pist. 1. Legum. 2-valve. 
Masc. Cal, 5-dentatus, Cor. 5-fida, 1. 5-petala. Stam. 
4—100. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Acacia linifolia ; inermis, foliis linearibus basi attenuatis 
strictis mucronatis, spicis globosis pedunculatis race- 
mosis, racemis folia subequantibus. Willd. Sp. Pl. 4. 
p. 1051. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 5. p. 461. : 
Mimosa linifolia ; foliis confertis linearibus, racemis axilla- 
ribus paniculatis longitudine foliorum. Pers. Syn. 2. 
p. 261. Vent. Hort. Cels. p. 2. t.2. Bot. Repos. 394. 
Mimosa linearis. Wendl. Hort. Herrenh. p. 8. t. 18. 
The Acacra linifolia is an ornamental shrub from the 
delicacy of its branches and foliage. It has a good deal of 
similarity with Acacra linearis (No. 2156,) but it is at once 
distinguished not only by the shortness of the leaves, but by 
the globular heads of flowers being always supported on short 
Pedicles, whereas in linearis they are sessile on the main 
flower-stalk. Its flowers, which very generally appear in the 
Winter time, are sweet scented. 
Propagated by seeds ; but, not without difficulty, if at all, 
by cuttings. Our drawing was taken from a specimen com- 
municated by the Honourable WitL1AM Hersert of Spofforth, 
in January last. 
