more evident in this shrub. The leaflets are in six or seven 

 pairs. The peduncles hang down with large clusters of pink 

 flowers, each flower on a separate pedicel. The legumes are 

 flat and oblong. 



This shrub from its foliage alone is a truly ornamental plant; 

 added to which, the beautiful racemes of pink flowers with 

 which it is adorned entitles it to be ranked among the most 

 ornamental shrubs. The place which it should occupy is the 

 front of the plantation, as its flowers are produced close to the 

 branches, and many of them towards the lower part of the 

 plant ; consequently, if it were closely surrounded with taller- 

 growing shrubs, much of its beauty would be lost. It never- 

 theless must be in a situation somewhat sheltered from the 

 wind, as the branches are of that brittle nature as to be fre- 

 quently much damaged by it: it is through this liability 

 to break that this shrub is rarely grown as a standard tree, 

 though when so grown it has a very interesting appearance. 

 These are obtained through being worked upon the common 

 Acacia with stems about six feet high ; and where they can be 

 protected from injury, their introduction in this form is very 

 desirable. In addition to the process of grafting, this shrub 

 is raised from seeds imported from America, to which country 

 it is indigenous. It was introduced here in 1758. It flourishes 

 in a light vegetable earth with a portion of loam. 



This figure was drawn from a specimen from Mi'. Mackay's, 

 Belgrave Nursery, King's Road. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



Calyx, stamens, and pistil. 



