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Pgs Homie ga Acacia—continued. 
aa lia ema grated llow; racemes axillary; Australia, 1818, The whole aspect of this beautiful tree is silky. 
ied eee March. bp a) losia H emmi Bh. often 1ft. long, Syn. A. leucophylla 
ener een, almost blue; branches drooping. h, 18ft. Swan A. homomalla (equal-woolled). A synonym of A. glaucescens, 
ag cya hap ee A. Hugelii (Baron Hugel’s). fl. pale yellow. February. West 
A, dealbata (whitened).* The Silver Wattle. fl. yellow, in pedi- ‘Australia, 1846. Greenhouse species. 
cellate heads, disposed in racemes along the axillary branches. 
July. l. from ten to twenty pairs of pinne, each of which bears 
thirty to thirty-five pairs of linear, much crowded pubescent 
T ane h. 10ft. to 20ft. Australia and Tasmania, 1820. 
ane (spreading). fi. yellow, in globular heads, which are 
usually twin. May. Jl. phyllodia linear, one-nerved, ending in 
= nae = e acumen ; branches diffusely procumbent, angular. 
Victoria and Tasmania, 1814, 
A. fairness (Drummond’s).* fl. pale lemon; spikes axillary, 
drooping, cylindrical, simple. April. 2. with two pairs of pinne, 
each pinna bearing two to three pairs of linear obtuse leaflets, 
Plant unarmed, silky. A. 10ft, Swan River. Very handsome and 
one of the best grown, forming a somowhat dwarf shrub, 
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Fic. 4. ACACIA ARABICA (a) Flowering Branch, (b) Seed-pod. 
A. Farnesiana (Farncsian). Ji. yellow, sweet-scented, disposed in 
» usually twin, unequally pedunculate heads. July. 
i. with five to eight pairs of pinne, each pinna bearing from 
fifteen to twenty pairs of linear glabrous leaflets. A 6ft to 10ft. 
St. Domingo, 1656. Greenhouse species, 
au (milky-white).* fl. white; spikes globose, stalked, 
y, usually twin, July. J. with four to six pairs of pinnæ 
n a twelve to fifteen pairs of linear, distant, 
are glaucous beneath. A. 5ft. to 10ft. South 
Sip spikes twin, but solitary 
l. phyllodia linear-lanceolate, 
piem a es ns s rrm te, three-nerved. h. 6ft. to 8ft. 
t).* jl. yellow ; heads globular ; uncles solita: 
o twin, ax , one-headed, to Mori with one pair 
of Fidei ech pinna b bearing let do wees of linear-lanceo- 
variety of A. vot A pakti ` australia, 1850. A 
4. heterophylla (variable-leaved).* pA ellow, in attenuated at 
“tg it ge ged eat May. l phyll te Beale 
ı ends, many-nerved, h. tte "Sale of Bour ow Bose 
amana is very l this. i ' 
(hairiest).* fl. white, on solitary beads 
rous, April. J. with one of pinne, each = 
a to seven —. of oblong, obtuse bales’ h. 
6ft. Stems, branches, an e Gantane beset with aN white, Stitt 
K Da oe perae pania 
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cea mpd }. f iollow, in axillary s es Sie 
l ong, oblong: ending in — Senegal). Gum Senegal. fe 
agin aro mera work to ott. North — | ap 7 ‘30 
A. ixiophylla (Ixia-leaved). fl. yellow; heads about twenty- 
flowered ; peduncles downy, shortly racemose or solitary. March. 
1. phyllodia narrow, oblong-lanceolate, sub-falcate, obtuse, 
aie mucronate, much branched. h. 2ft. New South Wales, 
A, juniperina Gjuniner- leayed). f. yellow, on globular, solitary 
heads. May. l p hyllodia linear-subulate, ending in a pungent 
pus; han EA terete, pubescent. h. 6ft. Australia and 
asmania, 1790. Greenhouse species. 
A. Lebbek (Lebbek).* fl. yellow, sweetscented ; heads many- 
flowered, Pegg cagge three to four together, from the crowded 
upper nodes, May. ¢. with two to four pairs of pinne, each pinna 
bearing about six to eight pairs of oval, somewhat dimidiate 
leaflets, which are obtuse at both ends. h. 20¢t, East and West 
Indies, "1823. Stove species, | 
A. leucophylla (white-leaved). Synonymous with A. holosericea. | 
A. linearis (linear).* jl puan; on numerous, meres ing | 
axillary, spikes. May. J. phyllodia narrow-linear, very long, -| 
one-nerved, and quite entire. X 3ft. to 6ft. New South Wales 
and Tasmania, 1819, 
A. 1 longissima (longest). Synonymous with A. longissima. 
A. longifolia (long-leaved).* A yellow; spikes loose, axillary, 
cylindrical, Mare y . phyllodia linear-lanceolate, narrowed at 
each end, ison samen striated. h. 10ft. Aw 1792. A 
fine erect-growing greenhouse = i 
A. longissima (longest-leaved 
axillary, generall: branches. 
form, one-nerved, spreading. — net 
Stove mee ssi Syn. A. linearis 
A. lunata (half-moon).* ow 
Which are longer than th g 1 ollow heads disposed April. a s phyllodia 
Shiono rather falcate, AGO + 
aT callous cece = h. 2ft. to 4ft. Australia, teat 1810, 
sere A. olewfolia. 
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A, melanoxylon (bla: ow ; heads few, disposed 
ina kind of raceme. APA pty oda lan conlamediiane, rather 
falcate, obtuse, oa entire, many-nerved. he 6ft. to to 10ft. 
Australia, 1818. Greenhouse species. a 
A. mollissima (softestleaved).* fl. yellow; heads iicelffite, i 
in racemes along the ary peduncles. July. 2. with 
a t to eighteen pairs of pinne, dh ge pinna” Searing: thirty to 
forty pairs of linear, much crowded, pubescent leaflets, which are 
clothed with yellowish velvety down when young ; branches and 
petioles angular. h. 10ft. to 20ft. Van Diemens Land, 1810. a 
A. olezefolia (olive-leaved). A synonym of A. lunata. 
A, oxycedrus (sharp-cedrus).* fl. yellow 3s Ree axillary, solitary, 
slcmeuta, April. J. phyllo ia scattered, or somewhat verti- 
cillate, lanceolate-linear, ending in a ungent point, three-nerved. 
h. 6ft. to 10ft. New South W es, 18 Greenhouse species. 
tian: ikes several, 
Shyllodia ts Jom fili- 
"ch South Wales, 
fs 
A. mney Sogredovicel). fli yellow, di in solitary i 
heads. March. p hyllodia chtlauely oblong- ceolate, entire, 
T: 
Holland. Greenhouse species. : 
A. penninervis (feather-nerved). f. yellow; heads about: the 
at both ends, straight, 2in. to 3in. long, 4in. broad, feather ve 
h. 4ft. to 6ft. New Holland, 1824. 
yelow: HE heads s solitary, on 
short peduncles, March. ¢ phyllodia short, bifario : 
obliquely truncate, mucronate ; branches broadly i 
at 
A. pubescens (downy).* fl. yellow ; heads small, globose pedicel: — 
ie disposed in racemes pi ong the axillary peduncles. March. 
eighteen pairs of linear glabrous jeaiiets.  ? h. 6ft. to 1 
paren erete, hairy. New Holland, 1790. 
inne ve to seven dns of oblon: iota te 
2ft. to 3ft. New Holland, 1803. Greenhouse species. 
ikes. May. l ia yee von in clusters, 
“pps or whorled. h. 20ft. Tasmania, Habit pacsi, like & 
wavy, ean: anches clammy, glabrous. h. oft. New 
size of a pea, racemose. April. J. phyllodia oblong, acum 
A. platyptera (broad- deg ge OE 
diy winged: N 
Swan River, 1840, Greenhouse species. 
1. with three to ten pairs of pinnæ, each p inna bearing six to- 
s yellow ; heads solitary. A 
A. pulchella (pretty).* fl. wW; Aia r a fete. 
A. Riceana ag ape BE pe pale yellow, i in long solitary, a 
weeping willow. Very handsome and distinct.. SYN. 
See Fig. 5. ‘ fi oe niin soli- 
A. rotundifolia (round-leav yellow ; heads globose, 
, on long peduncles. Mach. T i. phyllodia on short petioles 
mer ae rounded, obtuse or retuse, mucronate. ; ; 
ous. h. 6ft. New Holland, 1842. coe 
ow-like). yellow; heads soli 
a . salign S i. ro atten tenuated iy sea 
Paste entire, almost nerveless, A. 6ft. to loft. New Holland, 
1818. Greenhouse species, ae oe cnn 
axillary, solitary, slender. l with five to 
