102 NOTES ON MIMOSEiE. 



C.falcata,?. 97.— Venezuela, Funcke,n. 370, and probably 

 not from Mexico, the leaves vary much in size, and are very 

 irregular in shape, but usually more or less ovate or rhom- 

 boidal and oblique, or falcate. 



C.formosa, p. 98. — Acacia gracilis, Mart. Gal. Bull. Acad. 

 Bruss. 10 pars. 2, p. 311. 



C. tetragona, p. 99. — Mexico, Jurgensen, n. 792. 

 C. portoricensis, p. 99. — Venezuela, Funcke, n. 380 ; British 

 Guiana, Schomburgk, 2nd Coll. n. 820 (1513) ; Zimapan, 

 and near the town of Mexico, Coulter. — After which add : 



C. pallens, (sp. n.) ; ramulis foliisque pube molli pallidis, 

 stipulis parvis rigidis subspinescentibus, pinnis 4-6-jugis, 

 glandulis petiolaribus 1-2 scutellaeformibus parvis v. nullis, 

 foliolis 12-20-jugis oblique oblongo-linearibus utrinque pube- 

 scentibus, pedunculis pubescentibus petiolo communi multo 

 brevioribus superioribus paniculatis, floribus glabriusculis, 

 calyce 5-dentato corolla 4-plo breviore, legumine glabriusculo 

 valvulis coriaceis marginibus incrassatis. — Species quodam- 

 modo C. angelica affinis sed characteribus datis ab omnibus 

 abunde distincta. Foliola 2-4 lin. longa, linea paullo latiora. 

 Legumen 4-5 poll, longum, semipollicem latum, pube rara 

 conspersum v. demum glabratum, acumine recto terminatum, 

 basi in stipitem brevem angustatum. — Zimapan, Coulter. 



C. angelica, p. 100. — Acacia media, Mart. Gal. Bull. Acad, 

 Bruss. 10, pars. 2, p. 316. 



C. taxifolia, p. 104.— Ravines near Ona, in the Andes of 

 Quito, Jameson. — After this add : 



C. Magdalenw, petiolis pubescentibus, stipulis lato-lanceo- 

 latis, pinnis unijugis, foliolis multijugis oblongo-linearibus 

 falcatis obtusis glabris, pedunculis petiolo brevi paullo lon- 

 gioribus, floribus sessilibus glabris, calyce irregulariter den- 

 tato corolla 3 -4-plo breviore, " legumine crassiusculo glabro, 

 valvulis crassis extus sulcatis." — Acacia Magdalenae, Bert, in 

 DC. Prod. 2, p. 455.— Valde affinis, C. brevipedi, (potius 

 quamC. squamosa) sed major ; stipulee plereeque 2 lin.long®; 

 pinnee lf-2-pollicares ; foliola nitida, reticulata, pleraque 

 4 lin. longa. Capitula et flores fere C. brevipedis. — A sho^T 



