Acacia.'] LEGUMINOSAE. 425 



Glands near the base of the petiole columnar ; pinnae 8 pairs, 

 leaflets 10-17 pairs, oblong, apiculate upwards, obliquely and 

 subequally truncate at base, '4 in. long, - 1-'15 in. broad; pod 

 4-5 in. long, '75-1 in. broad, thin, glabrous 



19. columnaris. 



Leaflets closely set and overlapping, semi-truncate at base ; 

 flowers pedicellate : 



Leaflets %3-'4 in. long, '04-'07 in. broad, linear-oblong, obtuse 

 or acute, ciliate on the margins, otherwise glabrous ; pedicels 

 very short ; pod 6-8 in. long, -75-l'25 in. broad, the sutures 



thick 20. pennata. 



Leaflets '2-3 in. long, '03--04 in. broad, linear, acute, slightly 

 pubescent beneath ; pedicels longer ; pod about 4 in. long, *5 in. 



broad, the sutures only slightly raised 21. canescens. 



Pods thick, fleshy, much wrinkled when dry, depressed between the 

 seeds and often indented on the sutures ; stipules and bracts ovate- 

 cordate : 



Pinnae 4-6 pairs, leaflets about 18 pairs, '5-'75 in. long, '15-'2 in. 



broad; ovary pubescent; pod 1-V25 in. broad 22. rugata. 



Pinnae 8 pairs or more, leaflets more than 20 pairs, '25-'5 in. 

 long, '04-- 1 in. broad ; ovary glabrous ; pod '75 in. broad 



23. concinna. 



1. ACACIA ARABICA, Willd. ; F. B. I. ii. 293; W. & A. 277 ; 

 Roxb. Cor. PI. t. 149 ; Bedd. Fl. t. 47. 



Circars, Deccan and Carnatic, in dry localities. Either 

 gregarious in patches of forest, especially on old tank beds 

 and black cotton soil, or in groups or single trees among 

 fields. Often cultivated and perhaps, although so common, 

 not truly indigenous. The Babul tree. 

 A moderate-sized tree with golden-yellow flowers, long 

 white thorns and characteristic whitish-tonientose torulose 

 pods which are eaten by cattle. Bark dark brown, rough ; 

 wood reddish-brown, hard and strong, useful for agri- 

 cultural and many other purposes. Yern. Hind. Babul, 

 Kikar ; Tel. ISTalla turn a ; Tarn. Karuvelani. 



2. ACACIA FARNESIANA, Willd. ; F. B. I. ii. 292 ; Bedd. Fl. t. 

 52. Vachellia Farnesiana, W. & A. 272 ; Wt. Ic. t. 300. 



Circars, Deccan and Carnatic, cultivated and run wild, 



quite naturalized even up to 5,000 feet. 



A thorny shrub with bright yellow very fragrant flowers 



