ACACIAS OF 

 SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND. 



By John Shirley, D.Sc, and C. A. Lambert. 



(Plates II- VI.) 



{Read before the Royal Society of Queensland, 27th June, 1921.) 



1.— INTRODUCTION. 



To the Australian, the native wattles, forming his national 

 emblem, possess a sentimental interest. To the general 

 botanist they are none the less interesting, presenting striking 

 peculiarities in their adaptation to climate. Many species 

 use their flattened leafstalks or phyllodes to play the part of 

 leaves after the seedling stage is jjassed, and these phyllodes 

 bear stomata in almost equal number on both surfaces. The 

 colour attraction for insects is found in the filaments of the 

 stamens and not in the petals. The stamens may have eight 

 spherical chambers for the protection of jaoUen, instead of the 

 four usually present in flowering plants ; and there are no 

 arrangements for protecting the pollen from rain or dew. 

 Another peculiarity is the propagation of many species by 

 means of root-cuttings. 



2.— REVIEW. 



The following are the common wattles in S.E. Queens- 



land 



No. 



Scientific Name. 



Local Name. 



