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At least three distinct forms are to be found in this 

 district, viz. : — 



1. Yur. normcdi^. — Phj^llodia hinceoktte-falcate, obtuse 

 or acuminate, thinl}?^ coriaceous, 3 to 5 inches long and 1 

 inch broad, 1-nerved and prominently penninerved, the 

 margins nerve-like, and almost always with a short 

 secondary nerve terminating in a gland a short distance 

 from the Imse. Pod several inches long and lin. broad, 

 firm, margins parallel, often glaucous. A tree, up to 60 

 or 70 feet high. It is the bark of this tree that is 

 highly prized for tanning. 



2. Yar. lanceoIata. — A tall shrub: branchlets thin, 

 angular, phyllodia uniformly lanceolate, narrowed at 

 both ends, secondary nei'A'e very indistinct ; always 

 naiTower than in var. 1. Pod much lighter in colour 

 than any of the other forms, about ^ in. broad and 6 to 

 9 in. long. 



3. Ya.v. glauca. — Ashrubof a fewfeet in height, branch- 

 lets red, terete, much stouter than in other varieties. 

 Phyllodes broadly obtuse, glaucous, coriaceous, central 

 nerve and margins very prominent, the gland rarely 

 present, 3 to 5 inches long, 1 to 2 inches broad. Pod 

 thickly coriaceous, 2 to 4 inches long, under one inch 

 broad. Seed mostly orbicular. 



(Mr. E. Dawson collected the wholp series of pods 

 and flowers upon wliich these remarks are based.) 



A. NERiiFOLiA, A. Cunn. Talool^y andjMurrumbo, on sand- 

 stone ridges. Appears to have no local name. At 

 Murrumbo Gate there are a few fair-sized trees, 

 measuring 18. inches in diameter and 20-30 feet in 

 height; September. 



A. GLADiiFORMis, A. Cunn, Rylstone; September. 



A. HAKEOIDES, A. Cunn. Talooby ; the nearest locality to 

 the coast yet recorded for this dry country species ; 

 September. 

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