THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Acacia continued. 

 A. cyanopbylla (blue-leaved), fl. yellow; racemes axillary; 



March. L phyllodia lanceolate, often 1ft. long. 

 , 

 Arboreous. 



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

 River, 1838. 



A. dealbata (whitened)." The Silver Wattle, fl. yellow, in pedi- 

 cellate heads, disposed in racemes along the axillary branches. 

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

 thirty to thirty-five pairs of linear, much crowdedpubescent 

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



A. difluaa (spreading), fl. yellow, in globular heads, which are 

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

 an oblique acumen ; branches diffusely procumbent, angular. 

 h. 2ft. victoria and Tasmania, 1814. 



A. Drnmmondl (Drummond's).* fl. pale lemon ; spikes axillary, 

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

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

 Plant unarmed, silky. A. 10ft Swan River. Very handsome and 

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



Fio. 4. ACACIA ARABICA (a) Flowering Branch, (6) Seed-pod. 



A. Farnesiana (Famesian). fl. yellow, sweet-scented, disposed in 

 axillary, usually twin, unequally pedunculate heads. July. 

 L with five to eight pairs of pinnae, each pinna bearing from 

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

 St. Domingo, 1656. Greenhouse species. 



A. glanca (milky- white).* /.white; spikes globose, stalked, 

 axillary, usually twin. July I. with four to six pairs of pinnae, 

 each 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), fl. yellow ; spikes twin, bnt solitary 

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

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

 Queensland, 1822. SYN. A. homomalla. 



A. grandls (great).* fl. yellow ; heads globular ; peduncles solitary 

 or twin, axillary, one-headed. February to May. I. with one pair 

 of pinnae, each pinna bearing eight to ten pairs of linear-lanceo- 

 late leaflets ; branches hairy. A. 6ft. West Australia 1850 A 

 variety of A. pulehella. 



A. beteropbylla (varfable-leaved).* fl. yellow, in heads, disposed 

 in a kind of raceme. May. I. phyllodia linear, attenuated at 

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

 amoena is very like this. 



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



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

 twin. May. I 6in. long, oblong-lanceolate, ending in a soft point 

 at the apex, three-nerved. A. 10ft. to 20ft. Australia, 1818. The 

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



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



A. Hugelii (Baron Hugel's). fl. pale yellow. February. West 

 Australia, 1846. Greenhouse species. 



Acacia continued. 



A ixiopbylla (Ixia-leaved). fl. yellow ; heads about twenty- 

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

 ? narW oblong-lanceolate sub-falcate, obtuse, obliquely mucro- 

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



A. luniperina (juniper-leaved), fl. yellow, in solitary heads. 

 May. Uinear-subulate, ending in a pungent point branches terete, 

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



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

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

 upper nodes May. I. with two to four pairs of pinnae, each pinna 

 bearing about six to eight pairs of oval, somewhat dimidiate 

 leaflet]?, which are obtuse at both ends. A. 20ft. East and West 

 Indies, 1823. Stove species. 



A. lenrosa (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, liin. to Sin. long, those of the 

 ren shoots broader. Branchlets pendulous, more or less 

 ^. (B. R. 1441.) 



A. leucopbylla (white-leaved). A synonym of A. holosericea. 



A. lineata (lined), fl. 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 Jin., long, one-nerved. Branches nearly 

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

 (B. M.' 3346.) 



A. L longissima (longest). Synonymous with A. longissima. 



A. longifolia (long-leaved). fl. yellow; spikes loose, axillary, 

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

 each end, three-nerved, striated. A. 10ft. Australia, 1792. A 

 fine erect-growing greenhouse species. 



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

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

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

 Stove species. SYN. A. linearis longissima. 



A. Innata (half-moon). /. 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 oblique callous mucrone. A. 2ft. to 4ft. Australia, 1810. 

 Greenhouse species. SYN. A. olecefolia. 



A. mclanoxylon (black wooded), fl. yellow ; heads few, disposed 

 in a kind of raceme. April. 1. phyllodia lanceolate-oblong, rather 

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

 Australia, 1818. Greenhouse species. 



A. mollissima (softest-leaved).* fl. yellow ; heads pedicellate, 

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

 eight to eighteen pairs of pinnse, 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. A. 10ft to 20ft. Van Diemens Land, 1810. 



A. olesefolia (olive-leaved). A synonym of A. lunata. 



A. oxycedrus (sharp-cedrns).* fl. yellow; spikes axillary, solitary, 

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

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

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



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

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

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

 Holland. Greenhouse species. 



A. penninervia (feather-nerved). /. 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. 

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



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

 hart peduncles. March. 1. phyllodia short, bifarious, decurrent, 

 obliquely truncate, rnucronate ; branches broadly winged. A. 3ft, 

 Swan River, 1840. Greenhouse species. 



A. pubescens (downy).* fl. yellow ; heads small, globose pedicel- 

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

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

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

 Branches terete, hairy. New Holland, 1790. 



A. pulcbella (pretty).* fl. yellow ; heads solitary. April. L, 

 pinnae bearing five to seven pairs of oblong-ovate, obtuse leaflets. 

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

 variety hispidissima has white flowers. 



A. Riccana (Rice's).* fl. pale yellow, in long, solitary, axillary 

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

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

 willow. Very handsome and distinct. SYS. A. setigera. See Fig. 5. 



A. rotundifolia (round-leaved), fl. yellow ; heads globose, soli- 

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

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

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



A. saligna (Willow-like), 



eduncles. March. I. phyllodia linear, attenuated at both ends, 



ped 



quite entire, almost nerveless. 

 1818. Greenhouse species. 



fl. yellow ; heads solitary, on short 

 linear, attenuate 

 A. 6ft. to 10ft. New Holland, 



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

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



