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948. Leaflets slightly distant, many times longer than broad. 



Arboreous, sometimes tall, flowering later than A. dealbata 

 and earlier than A. mollissima ; decurrent angles from 

 the base of the leafstalks along the branchlets extremely 

 prominent ; foliage scantily beset with hairlets ; leaflets 

 cylindric-linear, blunt, forming numerous pairs in each 

 pinnule ; fruit strongly compressed, rather narrow, much 

 constricted between the seeds ; arillar appendage pale, 

 much shorter than the seed. " Sydney -Wattle." 



A. decurreus. 



Leaflets closely approximated, several times longer 

 than broad .. ... 949 



949. Fruit rather narrow, much constricted between the 



seeds. 



Arboreous, sometimes very tall ; decurrent angles from the 

 leafstalks somewhat prominent; foliage at first yellowish, 

 soon greyish from subtle vestiture ; pinnules in several or 

 many pairs ; leaflets very short, linear, forming numerous 

 pairs in each pinnule; flower-headlets usually pale-yellow; 

 fruit ripening very tardily ; seeds shorter than those of 

 A. dealbata, also rounder and less compressed, their 

 arillar appendage also proportionately shorter. ' ' Black 

 Wattle." A. mollissima. 



Fruit rather broadish, hardly constricted between the 

 seeds. 



Arboreous, sometimes very tall ; decurrent angles from the 

 base of the leafstalks somewhat prominent; foliage at first 

 whitish, soon greyish from subtle vestiture ; pinnules in 

 several or many pairs ; leaflets very short, linear, forming 

 numerous pairs in each pinnule ; flower-headlets usually 

 bright-yellow ; fruit broad-linear ; arillar appendage pale, 

 much attenuated. (" Silver- Wattle.") A. dealbata. 



CASSIA. 



950. Leaflets recurved at the margin. 



A shrub, rather tall ; branchlets angular ; leaflets in several 

 or many pairs, dark -green above, pale beneath, from linear - 

 lanceolar to oval-elliptical, a stalked glandule between 

 each or only the lowest pair ; umbels few-flowered ; petals 

 yellow; stamens ten; filaments very short; anthers almost 

 equal ; fruit broad-linear, flat ; pericarp thin ; seeds black, 

 shining, placed obliquely. O. Australia. 



Leaflets incurved at the margin or flat or undeveloped 



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