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I find the number of glands an uncertain character. Its young tips are 

 decidedly and more extensively golden than var. mollis. The young pods ; 

 are also yellowish. 



Vernacular Name. A " Green Wattle." 



Botanical Name. Pauciglandulosa, from two Latin words, signifying 

 "with few glands." 



Flowers. The following indicate some flowering seasons of this variety. 

 See above, pp. 124, 125. 



Bark. A specimen of bark from Port Stephens, N.S.W., stripped in 

 December, yielded 31-75 per cent, of tannic acid, and 51-55 per cent, of 

 extract. 



A sample from Bateman's Bay, N.S.W., stripped in February, from trees' 

 30 feet high, and up to 15 inches in diameter, gave the result of 27 per cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 53-45 per cent, of extract. 



Habitat. So far as our specimens are concerned, it may be looked upon 

 as a northern Xew South Wales and southern Queensland form. That is to 

 say, it hardly comes south of Sydney. 



It also extends to the tableland. . Specific localities are: Gosford, Port 

 Stephens, Booral, Stewart's Brook, Brushy Mountain, Gloucester, Taree, 

 Hastings River, Upper Hastings River, Bellingen, Bolivia, Wallangarra, 

 Rous (Richmond River) ; Acacia Creek, Macphersoii Range. 



Under var. mollis, Benth., (B.F1 ii. 415) has the note u Some of Beckler's 

 specimens from Warwick (Queensland) have the numerous glands of this 

 form with the very small leaflets of the following- ( ptniriylandulosa)." 



I have a specimen of Beckler's before me, also Narrabri, on sand-ridges; 

 Woolooma Mountain, Belltrees, Scone. They seem to me nearest to var. 

 pauciglandulosa, and are evidence of the statement I have previously made 

 tha't vars. moll in and pauciglandulosa run into each other. 



4. Variety Leichhardtii, Benth. 



This might be described as an extreme form of var. pauciglandulosa. It 

 resembles it strongly in general appearance, but has a profusion of com- 

 paratively long, weak hairs, particularly on the rhachises, which give it a 

 rather ornamental aspect. The leaflets have, however, fewer hairs than var. 

 paucig landu losa. 



Botanical Name. LeicliJiardtii, in honour of Dr. Leichhardt, the 

 explorer, who first collected it. 



Vernacular Names. A " Green Wattle." 





