The Dictionary of Gardening, 



Acacia — contin ned. 



A. cyanophylla (blue-leaved). /. yellow; racemes axillary; 

 hr:ms glol)ose. March. I. phyllodia lanceolate, often 1ft. long, 

 glaucous green, almost blue ; branches drooping. A. 18ft. Swan 

 River, 1838, Arboreous. 



A. dealbata (whitened).* The Silver Wattle. Jl. yellow, in pedi- 

 cellate heads, disposed in racemes along tlie axillary branches. 

 July. I. from ten to twenty pairs of pinnae, each of which bears 

 thir^v to thirty-five pairs of linear, much crowded pubescent 

 leaflets, h. 10ft. to 20ft. Australia and Tasmania, 1820. 



A. diffusa (spreading). Jl. yellow, in globular heads, which are 

 usually twin. May. I. phyllodia linear, one-nerved, ending in 

 an oblique acumen ; branches diffusely procumbent, angular. 

 h. 2ft. Victoria and Tasmania, 1814. 



A. Drummondi (Drummond's).* Jl. pale lemon; spikes axillary, 

 drooping, cylindrical, simple. April. I. with two pairs of pinnsp, 

 each pinna bcaiiiig two to three pairs of linear obtuse leaflets. 

 Plant unaimetl, silky, h. 10ft. Swan River. Very handsome and 

 one of the best grown, forming a somewhat dwarf shrub. 



Fig. 4. Acacia arabica (a) Flowering Branch, (h) Seed-pocl. 



A. Farncsiana (Farncsian). Jl. yellow, sweet-scented, disposed in 

 axillary, usually twin, unequally pedunculate heads. July. 

 I. wjlli five to eight pairs of pinuje, each pinna bearing from 

 fifteen to twenty pairs of linear glabrous leaflets, h 6ft to 10ft. 

 St. Domingo, 1656. Greenhouse .species. 



A. glauca (milky-white).* Jl. white; spikes globose, stalked, 

 axillary, usually twin. July I. ^vith four to six pairs of piiuiaj. 

 eaoii pinna bearing about twelve to fifteen pairs of linear, distant, 

 acute leaflets, which are glaucous beneath. A. 5ft. to 10ft. South 

 America, 1690. 



A. glaucescens (greyish). Jl. yellow; spikes twin, but solitary 

 on the peduncles, axillary. June. I. phyllodia linear-lanceolato, 

 attenuated at both ends, falcate, three-nerved, h. 6ft. to 8ft. 

 Queensland, 1822. Syn. A. homoinalla. 



A. grandls (gi-eat).* Jl. yellow ; heads globular ; peduncles solitary 

 or twin, axillary, one-headed. February to May. /. with one p;ui 

 of pinnte, each pinna bearing eight to ten paii's of linear-lanceo- 

 late leaflets ; branches hairy, h. 6ft. West Australia, 1860. A 

 variety of A. x>ulchclla, 



A. heterophylla (variable-leaved).* Jl. yellow, in heads, disposed 

 111 a kind di' raceme. May. I. phyllodia linear, attenuated at 

 liotli ends, many-nerved. h. 5ft. Isle of Bourbon, 1824. A. 

 aiiiceiui is very like this. 



A. hispidissima (hairiest). A variety of A. pulchella. 



A. holosericea (all silky). Jl. yellow, in axillary spikes, usually 

 twin. May. I bin. long, oblong-lanceolate, ending in a soft point 

 at the apex, three-nerveil. k. 10ft. to 20ft. Australia, 1818. The 

 whole aspect of this tree is silky. SvN. A. leucophylla. 



A. homomalla (equal-wooUed). A synonym of A. glaucescens. 



A. Hugelll (Baron Hugel's). Jl. pale yellow. February. West 

 Australia, 1846. Greenhouse species. 



Acacia — continued. 



A, Ixlophylla (Ixiadeaved). /I. yellow ; heads about twenty- 

 flowered ; peduncles downy, shortly racemose or solitary. March. 

 I. narrow, oblong-lanceolate, sub-falcate, obtuse, obliquely mucro- 

 nate, much branched, h, 2ft. New South Wales, 1844. 

 A. juniperina (juniper-leaved). Jl. yellow, in solitary beads. 

 May. I. linear-subulate, ending in a pungent point; branches terete, 

 pubescent, k. 6ft. Australia and Tasmania, 1790. Greenhouse. 

 A* Lebbek (Lebbek),* Ji. yellow, sweet-scented ; heads many- 

 flowered, pedunculate, three or four together, from the crowded 

 upper nodes. May. i. with two to four pairs of pinnoe, each pinna 

 bearing about six to eight pairs of oval, somewhat dimidiate 

 leaflets, which are obtuse at both ends. h. 20ft. East and West 

 Indies, 1823. Stove species. 

 A. leprosa (leprous), fl. yellow, mostly five-parted, numerous in 

 a globular head ; peduncles mostly in pairs or clusters, iin. long. 

 May. I. narrow, linear-lanceolate, acute or obtuse with a small 

 callous point, narrowed at base, l^in. to 3in. long, those of the 

 barren shoots Inoader. Branchlets pendulous, more or less 

 glutinous. Australia, 1817. (B. R. 1441.) 

 A. leucophylla (white-leaved). A synonym of A. holotiericea. 

 A* lineata (lined). Jl. yellow, mostly five-parted, ten to fifteen or 

 rarely more in a small, globular head ; peduncles slender, rarely 

 exceeding the leaves. April. I. linear, with a small hooked 

 point, about iin., rarely 3in., long, one-nerved. Branches nearly 

 terete, usually pubescent or villous, h. 6ft. Australia, 1824. 

 (B. M. 3346.) 

 A. 1. longissima (longest). fiynonymou.av/ith A. lonr;issima. 

 A. lon^folia (long-leaved).* /. yellow; spikes loose, axillary, 

 cyliufliical. March. I. phyllodia linear-lanceolate, narrowed at 

 each end, thri-e-uerved, striated, h. 10ft. Australia, 1792. A 

 fine erect-gi'owing greenhouse species. 

 A. longissima (longest-leaved). Jl. yellow ; spikes several, 

 axillary, generally branched. May. I. phyllodia very long, fili- 

 form, one-nerved, spreading, k. 4ft. New South Wales, 1819. 

 Stove species. Syn. A. linearis longissima. 

 A. Innata (half-moon).* Jl. yellow ; heads disposed in racemes, 

 which are longer than the phyllodia. April. I. phyllodia 

 obliquely oblong, rather falcate, narrowed at the base, terminating 

 in an olilitiue callous mucrone. h. 2ft. to 4ft. Australia, 1810. 

 Greenhouse species. Syn. A. olecefolia. 

 A. melanoxylon (black wooded). Jl. yellow ; heads few, disposed 

 in a kind of raceme. April. I. phyllodia lanceolate-oblong, rather 

 falcate, obtuse, quite entire, many-nerved, h. 6ft. to 10ft. 

 Australia, 1818. Greenhouse species. 

 A. moUissima (softest-leaved).* Ji. yellow; heads pedicellate, 

 disposed in racemes along the axillary peduncles. July. I. with 

 eicht to eighteen pairs of pinnnp, each pinna bearing 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. oleaefolia (nlive-leaved). A .synonym of A. lunata. 

 A. oxyccdrus(sharp-cedrus).* jl. yellow ; spikes axillary, solitary, 

 elongated. April. I. pliylloclia scattered, or somewhat verti- 

 cillate, lanceolate-linear, ending in a pungent point, three-nerved. 

 h. 6ft. to 10ft. New South Wales, 1823. Greenhouse species. 

 A. paradoxa (paradoxical). Jl. yellow, disposed in solitary 

 heads. March. I. phyllodia obliquely oblong-lanceolate, entire, 

 wavy, one-nerved; branches clammy, glabrous, h. 6ft. New 

 Holland. Greenhouse species. 

 A. penninervis (feather-nerved). Jl. yellow; heads about the 

 size of a pea, racemose. April. I. phyllodia oblong, acuminated 

 at both ends, straight, 2in. to Sin. long, iin. broad, feather veined. 

 h. 4ft. to 6ft. New Holland, 1824. 

 A. platyptera (broad-winged).* Jl. yellow ; heads solitary, on 

 short peduncles. March. (. phyllodia short, bifarious, decurrent, 

 obliquely truncate, mucronate ; branches broadly winged, h. 3ft., 

 Swan River, 1840. Greenhouse species. 

 A. pubescens (downy).* Jl. yelluw ; heads small, globose pedicel- 

 late, disposed in racemes along the axillary peduncles. March. 

 I. with three to ten pairs of pinnse, each pinna bearing six to 

 eighteen pairs of linear glabrous leaflets. h. 6ft. to 10ft. 

 Branches terete, hairy. New Holland, 1790. 

 A. pulchella (pretty).* fl, yellow ; heads solitary. April. I., 

 pinnpe hearing hve to seven pairs of oblong-ovate, obtuse leaflets. 

 h. 2ft. to 3ft. New Holland, 1803. Greenhouse species. The 

 variety hispidisaima has white flowers. 

 A, Riceana (Rice's).* //. pale yellow, in long, solitary, axillary 

 spikes. May, I. linear, in clusters, dark green, scattered or 

 whorled. h. 20ft. Tasmania. Habit graceful, like a weeping 

 willow. Very handsome and distinct. Syn. A. setUjcra. See Fig. 5. 

 A. rotundifolla (round -leaved). Jl. yellow ; heads globose, soli- 

 tary, on long jieduncles. March. I. phyllodia on short petioles, 

 obliquely rounded, obtuse or retuse, mucronate. Branches angu- 

 lar, puberulous. h. 6ft. New Holland, 1842. 

 A. saligna (willow-like), jl. yellow ; heads solitary, on short 

 peduncles. March. /. pliy'Uodia linear, attenuated at both ends, 

 quite entire, almost nerveless, h. 6ft. to 10ft. New Holland, 

 1818. Greenh'mse species. 

 A. Senegal (Senegal). Gum Senegal. Ji. white, small, glabrous, 

 distant ; spikes axillary, solitary, slender. I. with five to eight 



