LEGUMINOSAE • ROSACEAE 185 



Sub-family MIMOSEAE. K4-5, C4-5, A (4-00), Gi 



Ls. 2-pinnate or replaced by leaf-like branches. 



* Albizzia JuLiBRissiN. Pink Siris. 40. July-August. D. Ls. 2-pinnate; Iflts. 

 oblong, I, midrib on one side. Fls. small, in round heads or axillary spikes, con- 

 spicuous by means of numerous pink stamens, K5, C5. Pod strap-shaped, 6. 

 Orient. (Fig. 18 d.) 



ACACIA. Ls. alternate, 2-pinnate, usually with minute Iflts.; often absent 

 and replaced by flattened leaf-like branches. Fls. small, yellow, in ball-like or 

 brush-like clusters, 



* A. armata. Kangaroo Thorn. 10. April-May. E. Young branchlets 



bristly. Ls. absent. False Is., linear or oblong, i, point curved, closely 

 set on twigs. Fls. in round heads. Pod 2X5, silky. Australia. (Fig. 

 116 D.) 



* A. Bailey ana. Bailey's Mimosa. 30. March-April. E. Branchlets hairless. 



Ls. 2-pinnate, arranged more or less radially round the stem; Iflts, 

 minute, linear, bluish grey. Fls. in round heads in axillary racemes on 

 old wood. Australia. (Fig. 20 d.) 



* A. dealhata. Mimosa, Silver Wattle. 100. March- April and July-September. 



E. Young branchlets downy. Ls. 2-pinnate; Iflts. minute, linear, Fls. 

 fragrant, in round heads in axillary panicles. Pod 3 X ^, blue-white, flat. 

 Australia, (Fig. 20 c.) 



* A. juniperina. 30. August-September. E, Ls. absent. False Is. linear, 



awl-shaped, |, prickly pointed, alternate. Fls. in round heads, Aus- 

 tralia. (Fig. 52 P.) 



* A. longifolia. Golden Wattle. 30. April-May, E. Young branchlets 



hairless. Ls. absent. False Is. oblong, lane, 6, tapered at base, dark 

 green. Fls. in slender cylindrical spikes. Pod 4 X :|. Australia, 



* A. melanoxylon. Blackwood. 80. April-May. E. Young branchlets downy. 



Ls. present in young trees, 2-pinnate.; Iflts. \. False Is. lane, curved, 

 tapered at both ends, 3-5-nerved, Fls. in round heads. Pod 4X|^, flat, 

 curved. Australia. 



* A. rhetinoides. 25. August-September. E. Ls. absent. False Is. linear, 



lane, 3, i-nerved. Fls. in round heads in short racemes. Pod 4X^, 

 straight. Australia. (Fig. 52 G.) 



* A. verticillata. Prickly Mimosa. 30. April-May. E. Young branchlets 



downy. Ls. absent. False Is. linear, awl-shaped, -|, prickly pointed, in 

 whorls. Fls. in spikes like bottle brushes, i long. Pod 2, slender, curved. 

 Australia. (Fig. 52 d.) 



Family 43. ROSACEAE. K4-5, C4-5 or o, A5-00, Gi-00 or (i-oo) 



The axis of the flower is often enlarged into a flattish or hollow structure on the 

 rim of which the stamens are borne. Ls. usually stipulate. 



(I) Ovary Superior; fruit dry, usually splitting 

 (Spiraea Section) 



EUCRYPHIA. Brush Bush. Ls. opposite. Fls. 2, white, solitary or in pairs, 

 K4-5, C4-5, Aoo, G (5-12). Fruit a woody pear-shaped capsule. 



* E. cordifolia. 20. July-August. E. Ls. ov., 3, heart-shaped base, dul 



