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Var. falcifbrmis, Benth. (.4. fahifSrmis, DC). Pliyll. 

 mostly larger and more falcate: young shoots and in- 

 florescence minutely hoary or golden-pubescent : pod 

 nearly ^in. broad. 



19. saligna, Wendl, Shrub 6-10 ft. : branchlets angu- 

 lar: phyll. 4-(i in. long, falcate-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 

 narrowed to the base, rather obtuse, glaucous and 

 smooth, the lateral veins but little conspicuous: racemes 

 short; peduncles short: fl. heads few, large. Mar. 



20. cyanoph^Ua, Lindl. Blue-leaved Wattle. Tall 

 shrub 18 ft.; stoloniferous: branches drooping: lower 

 phyll. about 12 in. long; upper 6 in. or less and narrower, 

 linear-oblong to lanceolate -falcate, much narrowed to- 

 ward the base, glabrous and often glaucous: peduncles 

 \^~y^m. long: fl. heads 3-5, large, golden yellow. Mar. 

 Gn. 52, p. 99. 



21. obtus^ta, Sieb. Tall, glabrous shrub: phyll. lK-3 

 in. long, oblong-linear, or almost spatulate, usually almost 

 straight, rather obtuse, point not curved, thick, rigid, 

 with thickened, nerve-like margins; marginal gland 1, 

 distant from the base, not prominent : racemes about 

 54 in. long, with densely packed heads; fls. 30 or more. 

 Mar. 



GG. The phyll. thick, usually with inconspicuous lateral 

 veins {conspicuous in A. pycnantha). 



22. neriifdlia, Cunn. {A. retinddes, Schlecht. A.reti- 

 nddes, var. fioribiinda, Hort.). Fig. 8. Tali, handsome 

 shrub or small tree: branchlets slender: phyll. 3-5 in. 

 long, 2-5 lines wide, linear-lanceolate, falcate, much nar- 

 rowed to the base: racemes l-23^in. long; peduncles 

 about 2 lines long : fls. bright yellow. Mar. F.v.M.Icon. 

 5:9. R.H. 1890, p. 505. A.F. 13: 880.-Useful as a street 

 tree in Calif. 



23. pycn&ntha, Benth. Golden Wattle. Small tree: 

 phyll. 3-G in. long, lanceolate to oblanceolate, or, on vig- 

 orous shoots, even obovate-falcate, obtuse oracutish, dis- 

 tinctly penniveined, with a conspicuous marginal gland 

 near the base: fl. heads in axillary racemes, on short pe- 

 duncles, large, fragrant: funicle scarcely folded. Feb. 

 R.H. 1896, p. 50-1. — Very variable in shape and size of 

 phyll. 



24. saliclnaf Lindl. Small tree : branches drooping : 

 foliage pale: phyll. 2-5 in. long, 23^-6 lines wide, ob- 

 long-linear or lanceolate, narrowed at base, thick, rigid, 

 with a curved point; midrib and marginal veins scarcely 

 prominent: racemes short, often reduced to 2 or 3 heads, 

 or even only 1: peduncles slender: fls, about 20 in the 

 head: pods straight; funicle scarlet, folded under the 

 seed. 



25. rostellifera, Benth. Tall shrub, perhaps only a va- 

 riety of A. salicina, but, according to Bentham, different 

 in aspect and the nerve of the phyll. mdch more promi- 

 nent: phyll. linear-lanceolate, with au obliqiie or re- 

 curved callous point. 



26. suav6olens, Willd. Shrub 3-6 ft. high, glabrous: 

 brandies ncutely angled: phyll. 3-6 in. long, 2—4 lines 

 wide, narrowly lanceolate to linear; margins thickened: 

 racemes about '%ui. long before opening, inclosed in 

 large, imbricate bracts: fl.s. 0-10 in a head. Apr. 



DD. Veins of phyll. several {rarely only S), 

 longitudinal. 



27. dswaldi, F. v. M. Tall shrub: phyll. lK-2 in. long, 

 falcate-oblong to linear, rigid, mostly mucronate, finely 

 striate, twisted, mostly 3 or 4 lines broad. F. v. M. Icon. 

 6: 10. 



28. p6iidula, Cunn. Weeping Myall. Handsome small 

 tree: branches pendulous: foliage pale or ash-colored, 

 with minute pubescence: phyll. lK-2^2in. long, nar- 

 rowly lanceolate or almost linear-falcate, ending in a 

 curved cusp; nerves few, indistinct: racemes very short, 

 sometimes reduced to a solitary head; peduncles 5-0 

 lines long. F. v. M. Icon. 6: 8. 



29. harpophylla, F.v.M. Tree: branchlets slightly an- 

 gular: phyll. 6-8 in. long, lanceolate, very falcate, nar- 

 rowed at the end but obtuse, much narrowed at the base, 

 coriaceous, pale or glaucous ; nerves several, tine ; reticu- 

 late veins few and indistinct: peduncles slender, mostly 

 clustered in the axils : funicle short. F. v. M. Icon. 

 6:9. 



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30. implfixa, Benth. Glabrous tree: branchlets nearly 

 terete; phyll. 3-6 in. long, 2K-5 lines wide, lanceolate 

 and very falcate-acuminate, with a short, hooked point, 

 rather thin; reticulate veins numerous and distinct: pe- 

 duncles few, in a very short raceme, long and slender: 

 fls. pale yellow or dirty white: pods rather narrow, bi- 

 convex, curved or twisted, slightly constricted between 

 the seeds; funicle yellow, folded at the end of the seed 

 but not encircling it. F. v. M. Icon. 8 : 2. 



leaved form. 



31. melan6xylon,R. Br. Australian Blackwood. Tall 

 tree, usually pyramidal, glabrous: branchlets slightly 

 angular: phyll. mostly 3 or 4 in. long, K-1 in. wide, nar- 

 rowly lanceolate to falcate-oblong, or even falcate-ob- 

 lanceolate, much narrowed to the base, very obtuse, 

 thick and stiff; reticulate veins numerous: racemes oc- 

 casionally reduced to 1 or 2 heads ; peduncles short, 

 stout : fls. pale yellow or dirty white ; petals connate 

 above the middle: pods flat, 3— 4 lines broad, often curved 

 in a circle ; funicle bright red, doubly encircling the 

 seed. Mar. B.M. 1659. 



32. Cyclops, Cunn. Shrub 6-10 ft. : branchlets angular: 

 phyll. lK-3 in. long, nearly straight, narrow-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, rigid: racemes short, occasionally reduced to 1 or 2 

 heads : fls. yellow ; petals smooth, free : pods flat, 4-6 

 lines wide, curved or twisted ; funicle richly colored, 

 doubly encircling the seed. Apr. F. v. M. Icon. 8: 3. 



BB. I^ls. in cylindrical, or rarely oblong, spikes. 

 c. Phyll. narrow, pungent -pointed, %-l in. long. 



33. oxycMrus, Sieb. Tall, spreading shrub : phyll. 

 %~%, or rarely 1 in. long, narrowly lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, scattered, very rigid, striate, with 3 or 4 prominent 

 nerves on each side; stipules small, often spinescent: 

 spikes often above 1 in. long. B.M. 2928. 



34. verticillita, Willd. {Mimosa verficiima,h'B.eT.). 

 Bushy, spreading shrub : phyll. }4-%in. long, linear- 

 subulate to lanceolate or oblong, mostly whorled, rigid, 

 with I prominent central nerve; stipules minute: spikea 

 K-1 in. long, dense ; fls. deep yellow. Apr. B. M. 110. 



35. Bice&na, Hensl. Tall shrub or small tree, hand- 

 some, dark green: phyll. K-%in. long, linear or subulate, 

 sometimes very narrow and 1-1%'ui. long, scattered or 

 whorled, l-nerved; stipules minute: spikes interrupted, 

 slender, often above 1 in. long ; fls. pale yellow. Apr. 

 N. 1:7. 



