green. Leaves, or phyllodia, four or five inches long, ob- 
liquely oval or oblong-lanceolate, slightly acuminated at 
the summit, attenuated at the base, marked with two or 
three strong nerves, which send off lesser oblique ones ; 
and the upper margin, a little above the base, has a small, 
oblong gland. Racemes axillary, erect, shorter than the 
phyllodia, bearing many globose heads of fragrant, pale 
yellow blossoms. Calyx brown, and, as well as the corolla, 
four-lobed. Stamens numerous. 
Fig. 1. Flower: magnified. 
