FOREIGN K0TIJE8. 



ciroumstanoos will make siioots in ono year from twenty inches to two feet, produciniJ flowers 

 duriiiii tluir entire length, willi the exception of an inch or two iit tlie base. FluwerB in )>iiiiB at 

 the base of eaeh pliyllode; pcihincles 1-Olii inch long; flower-heads globiihir, pmail, of a bright 

 oiange yellow ; phyllodes 2-5th ineh long, linear, with the upjier margin rounded at the ui)ex 

 and forming a point One of the eai'liest and best of the Acacias. 



A. lojifjiflora major. — Thi? is a neat kind for a small conservatory border; for when in blossom 

 its bright yellow oblong flower-heads render it a most conspicuous object, riiyllodcs linear-lan- 

 ceolate, four inches long, and 2-5th inch across at the widest part; flower-heads about l^- inch 

 long, sessile, in jiairs, diverging right and left fi'om the axils of the phyllodes, and produced for 

 about eight inches along the branches. Habit, upright, thin of branches, and inclined to become 

 straggling when well flowered. This is a splendid Acacia, but being diflicult to propagate there 

 are but few plants of it in the country. 



A. lophantha is best suited for the border of a large conservatory, •where it is much esteemed, 

 not for the sake of the flowers, (for they are produced but sparingly) but for its fine spreading 

 foliage, consisting of leaves nine inches long and five inches wide, formed of ten pairs of leaflets, 

 and each leaflet composed of from fourteen to twenty paii-s of pinnules. Pinnules half an inch 

 in length, and one-eighth inch wide; flower heads solitary, of an oblong shape, from 1^ inch to 

 two inches long, and of a light color ; peduncle about three inches long. The knife must not be 

 used for this plant. 



A mucronata. — This species is well adapted for conservatory borders ; its phyllodes are two 

 inches long, being twice the length of those of di'pcndcns ; but in all other respects they are 

 similar. 



A. viffricans has much the appearance of grandls, but close inspection will at once show the 

 difference, for instead of eight pairs of leaflets constituting a leaf, there is but one pair in this 

 species. Leaves bipinnate ; leaflets formed of five pairs of pinnules, which are one-sixth of an 

 inch long; flower heads globular, produced in pairs from the axis of the leaves; peduncle hiilf 

 an inch long. A very good plant for a pot, but better adapted for the margin of a conservatoiy 

 border. 



A. piihesccns. — This is a neat plant for a pot or small conservatory border, being rather deli- 

 cate and much inclined to assume the umbrella shape. Stem pubescent. Leaves bi| innate, 

 about 1^ inch long, primary leaflets about 3-5th3 inch long, of which eight pairs constitute the 

 leaf. Leaflets formed of twelve pairs of pinnules of about 1-lOth inch long; racei'nes produced 

 singly from the axis of the leaves, about three inches long ; flowers globular, small, yellow. A 

 rather slow growing species, which will not stand pruning. 



A. pnlchcHa is best adapted for the margin of conservatory borders, or for the center of a cir- 

 cular bed which is to be filled with dwarf jdants ; for by means of the knife you have free con- 

 trol over its shape and habit; its height is from six to seven feet, and it forms as dense and com- 

 pact a bush as any plant with which I am acquainted. Leaves about l-.5th inch long, formed of 

 four pairs of leaflets, which are 1-lOth inch each in length. Flowers globular, small yellow, pro- 

 duced singly, and furnished with a spine on each side of its base. Peduncle 2 5ths inch long. 

 For a low bush, in a conservatory border, this stands almost unequalled. 



A. pentadenia is another fine Acacia, well adapted for pot culture. Branches erect ; and altho' 

 making a nice compact bush, it does not become too dense, but is of a nice slender and open 

 character. Leaves bipinnate, composed of two pairs of leaflets, the lower composed of seven 

 pairs of pinnules, and in length about half as long as the upper ones, which are composed of 

 twelve pairs of pinnules. Flower heads globular, produced in twos, threes, four^ or fives, from 

 the axis of the leaves. Peduncle one-half of an inch in length. A nice plant for a greenhouse 

 stage. 



A. prmmorsa. — This has a rather stratrgling habit, but it is well adapted either for pots or 

 borders, and certainly makes handsome plants when about three feet high, though it will i-equire 

 skillful management in training to prevent its becoming unsightly from the loss of its lower 

 lodes. The latter are triangular, one-third inch long. The branches grow about o;.e 



