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48035 to 48075— Continued. 



and bear small globular fuzzy heads of flowers. The narrow pods are 

 half the length of the leaves. Native to northern and eastern Australia. 

 (Adapted from Mueller, Anstralian Species of Acacia, vol. 1, pt. 2, pi. S.) 

 Received as Acacia pinifolia. 



48047. Acacia junipeeina Willd. Mimosacete. Prickly wattle. 

 An Australian shrub, 8 to 12 feet in height, with numerous gracefully 



drooping branches covered with short hairs; the flower clusters are 

 delicately beautiful. The wood is light, white, and tough, and much 

 esteemed by lumbermen for maul handles. (Adapted from Loddiges, 

 Botanical Cabinet, vol. .',, pi. 398, and Maiden, Useful Native Plants of 

 Australia, p. 358.) 



48048. Acacia linifolia (Vent.) Willd. Mimosaceaj. 



A small tree or shrub, 12 to 18 feet in height, native to New South 

 Wales and Queensland; very ornamental, with delicate branches and 

 foliage. The leaves are the same length as the spikes of globular heads 

 of sweet-scented yellow flowers. The tough, close-grained, soft, elastic 

 wood is suitable for ax handles and perhaps for cabinet purposes; the 

 heartwood is reddish in color. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native 

 plants of Australia, p. 358, and Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, pi. 2168.) 



48049. Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. Mimosacese, 



An evergreen acacia from New 8outh Wales, with a branching ashy- 

 brown trunk, 20 to 30 feet high. The axillary flower spikes are shorter 

 than the leaves and are so entirely covered with sessile citron-yellow 

 flowers that they resemble catkins. The faint odor of the flowers is 

 similar to that of peach blossoms. This is a valuable ornamental and a 

 good shade tree for narrow streets. The bark is used as a tan for light 

 leathers. The rapid-growing tree renders important service in subduing 

 loose coast sand, the lower branches striking root into the soil; it 

 should be disseminated on extensively bare sand shores in regions where 

 no severe frosts occur. The timber is light, tough, hard, and durable 

 and is used for tool handles, etc. (Adapted from Maund's Botanist, vol. 

 2, pi. 77, and Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 7.) 



48050. Acacia macradenia Benth. Mimosacese. 



A glabrous tree, native to Queensland, 30 to 50 feet in height with 

 lanceolate leathery leaves (phyllodia) from 6 to 12 inches in length. The 

 clusters of small globular heads of flowers on their short stems are ar- 

 ranged like bunches of grapes. The beautiful, close-grained, blackish wood 

 is capable of taking a very high polish. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful 

 Native Plants of Australia, p. 359, and Mueller, Austi-alian Species of 

 Acacia, vol. 1, pt. 5, pi. 7.) 



48051. Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. Mimosacese. 



An Australian hard-wooded tree, attaining a height of 100 feet ; though 

 of slow growth, it sometimes flowers when under 20 feet in height. The 

 lanceolate phyllodia, 3 to 4 inches long, are leathery and evergreen. The 

 elongated flat pod is often curved into a circle ; and the orbicular seeds, 

 each encircled by double folds of a long dilated scarlet funicle, hang on 

 the tree for months, making this pyramidal acacia a beautiful street tree. 

 The mature wood, which is very dark, makes an excellent substitute for 

 black walnut for furniture and grillwork ; and it is considered by some to 



