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PLANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, ILLUSTRATED. 



Part ix. 



By R. T. Baker, F.L.S., Assistant Curator, Technological 



Museum, Sydney. 



(Plates xxii.-xxv.) 



Acacia gladiiformis, A. Cunn., B. Fl. ii. 365. 



(Plate XXII.) 



Hab. — George's River, near Campbelltown (J. C. Darley); near 

 Bathurst (W. J. C. Ross); Warrumbungle Ranges (S. Lyndon) ; 

 Rylstone (R. T. Baker). 



The predominating shape of the phyllodia is almost spathulate, 

 and curved as delineated in the figure, the linear lanceolate form 

 mentioned by Bentham being rarely met with, and the glands are 

 more often 3 or 4 than 2 or under. 



The rhachis is generally about one-half the length of the 

 phyllodia. 



The specimens from the different localities given above show 

 no recognisable variation whatever, those from Coonabarabran 

 being in every respect identical with those from George's River, 

 a difference in latitude of about 300 miles. It is one of the few 

 species of this genus, as far as I am aware, that is without appre- 

 ciable variation. The phyllodia somewhat resemble the narrower 

 ones of A. notabilis, F.v.M., a species which I hope at some future 

 time to show is the desert variety of A. iJennijiervis, Sieb. 

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