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ACACIA"^ lunata. 

 Crescent-leaved Acaci«. 



POLYGAMIA MON(ECIA. 



Nat. ord. Leguminos^. § Mimosece. 

 ACACIA.— Supra, vol. 2. fol. 98. 



Sect. 1. Foliis deformatis, nempe : foliolis saepiils, prsesertim in planta 

 adulta, abortivis, petiolis dilatatis in Phyllodia mutatis. — Dec. prodr. 2. 448. 



§ 2. Capitato-racemosce, Jloribus nempe in capitula globosa coUectis, 

 capitidis secus peduncidum axillarem racemosis. Stipulce omnium subnullce 

 aut inermes. — -Dec. 1. c. 

 A. bmata ; phyllodiis dimidiato-oblongis obtusis cuspidatis glaucis subfal- 



catis infra medium ad latus convexius glandulosis, ramisque glabris, 



racemis phyllodio longioribus. 

 A, lunata. Sieber herb. N. HoU. n. 461. sec Dec. prodr. 2. 452. Lodd. 



hot. cab. 384. Sweefs fiora australasica 42. 

 A. brevifolia. Lodd. bot. cab. 1235. 



Rami virgati, angulati, glabri. Phyllodia obionga, obtusa, cuspidata, 

 in petiolo attemiata, valde glauca, glabra, marginata, subfalcata, glanduld 

 parvd in marginem anteriorem infra medium. Capitula 5 v. 6, racemosa. 

 Flores lutei, odorati. 



This is said to be a very variable species ; and such 

 it appears to be, if we are to judge from the figures 

 that have been published of it, no two of which represent 

 exactly the same state. Mr. Sweet is no doubt right in 

 identifying A. brevifolia and lunata ; and we suspect there 

 would be no great inaccuracy in advancing a step further 

 by uniting both with A. myrtifolia. Their glaucous colour 

 and more falcate leaves seem their principal characteristic. 



A native of Van Diemen's Island, flowering in April, 

 May, and June, thriving wherever it is protected from frost, 

 and propagated by cuttings. Our drawing was made in 



* Seetbl. 1317. 



