ACACIA 



ACACIA 



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76. Acacia arabica. 



from slightly constricted between the seeds to monili- 

 fonn or bead-like, while in A. Farnesiana it is round 

 and smooth with the seeds arranged in 2 rows in a 

 pulp}' mass. 



64. eburnea, Willd. A shrub with a reddish brown 

 bark: Ivs. 1-1 M in- long.; phyll. 5 or 6 pairs, }4-%in. 

 long; Ifts. 5-9 pairs, less than I ^4 in. long; stipules J^-2 

 in. long; gland between each of the 2 lowest pairs: 

 fls. 40 in a head on peduncles Jj-1 in. long with a circle 

 of bracts at middle; petals 5; sepals united, half as long 

 as petals: pod flat, 3-6 in. long, ^gin. wide; seeds longi- 

 tudinal; funicle short. 

 A desert region species 

 and also used as a forage 

 plant. 



65. Catechu, Willd. 

 (A. catechwMes, Benth.). 

 A medium - sized tree, 

 with opposite, recurved, 

 st ipular spines : pinnae 

 lO^O pairs; Ifts. 30-50 

 pairs, linear, about M m - 

 long; gland near base 

 and between upper pair 

 of pinnae: spikes solitary 

 or fascicled, 2-5 in. long; 

 calyx and corolla tomen- 

 tose, the former half the 

 size of the latter: pods 

 dehiscent, flat, a rich 

 brown, reticulately 

 veined and with nerve- 

 like margin, 2-3 (or 5) in. long, J-i-^in. broad; seed 

 orbicular, transverse; funicle flat, not curving around 

 seed but leading directly to hilum with a twist or two. 

 E. Indies. 



66. Drummondii, Benth. Bush or small tree: 

 pinnae 2-1 pairs, each with 4-10 linear, very obtuse, 

 glabrous Ifts. : fls. pale lemon-yellow, in dense, solitary, 

 drooping spikes 1-1 J^ in. long: pod not exceeding 1 in. 

 long, J^in. broad, flat, with thickened margins, gla- 

 brous or pubescent; seeds transverse; funicle short, 

 thickened into small aril of about 2 folds under seed. 

 B.M. 5191. A favorite greenhouse species. 



67. Greggii, Gray. TEXAS MIMOSA. Sometimes a 

 tree 20 ft. high, but usually a shrub of 4-5 ft., growing 

 in thickets along river banks: compound Ivs. 1 in. long, 

 pubescent; pinnae 2-3 pairs (occasionally reduced to 1 

 pair), J/2-%in. long; Ifts. 4-7 pairs (usually 5), oblong, 

 pubescent and 2-nerved: spikes cream-yellow, 1^-2 M 

 in. long, including the peduncles, which are half the 

 length of spikes; petals and sepals greenish, 5-merous; 

 sepals united and half as long as petals: pods much 

 bent and twisted, nerve-like margins and more or less 

 constricted between the seeds. 1^-4 or more in. long, 

 about %in. wide; seed Kin. long, }^in. wide with an 

 arrow-shaped depression in the center; funicle filiform 

 its entire length. Fls. Aug., Sept. In dry or rocky 

 places in Texas and N. Mex. and S. Known as Devil s 

 Claws and Catsclaw from the short curved, spines; also 

 as Paradise Flower. 



In the following supplementary list, the heights given are those 

 attained by the plants under glass in N. Eu. ; in the open air in the 

 S. W. U. S. they often grow much taller, and sometimes flower 2 

 months earlier. Except when otherwise stated, the fls. are yellow. 

 Those marked (*) are considered most desirable. Those marked 

 ">tove" need hothouse treatment; the others can be grown in a cool- 

 house, or in the open in Calif. A. abietina, Willd. =A. linifolia. A. 

 acanthocdrpa, Willd. = Mimosa acanthocarpa. A. acapulctnaia, 

 Kunth.=Lysiloma acapulcensis. A. acedia. Maiden & Betche. 

 A. acicularia (Needle -leaved Acacia). 4 ft. A. affinis, Sweet= 

 A. dealbata. A. aldta, R. Br. 6 ft. May. B.R. 396. A. dlbicana= 

 Pithecolobium albicans. A. amtena, Wendl. 3 ft. May. Near to 

 A. hcterophylla. A.angulata, Desv.=A. discolor. A. anguatiftilia, 

 Lodd.=A. longifolia var. floribunda. A. argyrophylla, Hook.=A. 

 brachybotrya var. arRyrophylla. A. dspera, Lindl. (A. Ausfeldii, 

 Hcfti-l. A. dcnsifulia, Hi-nth.). 4 ft. May. A. Ausftldii, Regcl= 

 A. aspera. A. BancroftiAna, Bert.=Ciesalpinia bijuga. A. Bar- 

 Iheriana, Hort.=A. Berterianaf?). A. Berlandiiri, Benth. Fls.(7). 



Mex. A. Berteridna, Balb.=Pithecolobium fragrans. A. bifldra, 

 R. Br. 3 ft. May. .4. brachyacdntha, Humb. & Bonpl.=Mimosa 

 acanthocarpa. A. brevifdlia, Lodd.=A. lunata. A, brevipes, Cunn. 

 =A. melanoxylon. A. Burmannidna, DC. Shrub 6 ft. Ceylon. 

 Stove. A. buxifdlia, Cunn. 4ft. Apr. Hook. Icon. 104. A.cxaia, 

 Wight & Arn. (A. Intsia, Willd.). Climber beset with curved 

 prickles. E. Indies. Stove. .4. calamistrdta, Hort. lists=(?). A. 

 celastrifolia, Benth. A. myrtifolia var. celastrifolia. A. centro- 

 phylla, DC. 20 ft. : white. Jamaica. Stove. A. Cerat6nia, Willd. = 

 Mimosa Ceratonia. A. chrysostachys, Hort.=Piptadenia chry- 

 sostachys. A. cilidta, R. Br.=A. strigosa. A. cinerdscens, Sieb.= 

 A. glaucescens. A. cochledris, Wendl. 4 ft. Apr. to May. A. 

 caeritlea, Lenol. A. concinna, DC. 20 ft.; fls. white. E. Indies. 

 Stove. A. Concordidna, Loud.=Pithecolobium umbellatum. .4. 

 conferta, Cunn. Apr. A. corddta, a trade name, probably belongs 

 to some other species. A. coridcea, DC. 5 ft. May. A. coronilly- 

 fdlui, Desf. 10ft. N. Afr. Stove. A. corymbdsa, Hort. lists=(?). 

 A. craaaicdrpa, Cunn. 6 ft. May. A. cultrdta, Hort.=A. cultri- 

 formis. A. cuspiddta, Cunn.=A. diffusa var. cuspidata. A. 

 cyanophyUa magnifica, Hort. lists=(?). A. cycndrum, Hook.=A. 

 obscura. A. Daviesisefolia, Cunn. 6 ft. June. A, dectpiens var. 

 prxmorsa, Hort.* 3 ft. May. B.M. 3244. A. densifdlia, Benth.= 

 A. aspera. A. dentifera, Benth. Apr. B.M. 4032. .4. dependens. 

 Cunn.=A. longifolia var. mucronata. A. detinens, Burch. 3 ft. 

 May. S. Afr. A. Dietrichiana, F. Muell. A. diptera, Willd.= 

 Prosopis juliflora. A. dlptera, Lindl. Shrub.: fls.(?}. A, dlptera 

 var. erioptera, Graham. Sept. B.M. 3939. A. dissitiflora, Benth. 

 =a form of A. longifolia. A. diearicdta, Willd. =Lysiloma Schie- 

 deana. A. dolabrifdrmis, Colla=A. decipiens. A. Donkeldarii 

 isatrade'name.=Mimosa(?). A. dorat6xylon,Cunn. *(Currawang), 

 a beautiful small tree: fls. golden yellow. A. dumdsa, Wight &. Arn. 

 =A. latronum. A. ec/rfnuJa,DC.=A. juniper! na. A.edulis, Humb. 

 & Bonpl.=A. Farnesiana. A. emargindta, Wendl. =A. stricta. A. 

 erioclada, Benth. June. A. Esterhdzia, Mackay. 4 ft. May. A. 

 fatciformis, DC. =A. penninervis var. falciformis. A. ferruginea, 

 DC. From E. Indies. Stove. A. flexicaiilis, Benth. =Pithecolo- 

 bium flexicaule, Coulter. A. floribunda, Willd. =A. longifolia var. 

 floribunda. A../!orifriirtda,Hort.=A.neriifoIia. A./orm<)*a,Kunth. 

 =CalIiandra formosa. A fragrant, Tenore=Albizzia fragrana 

 ("Acacia fragrance" Hort.?). A.fronddsa, Willd. =Leucaena glauca. 

 =A. fruticdsa, Mart.=Piptadenia latifolia. A. genistxfdlia. Link 

 =A. diffusa. A. girdffse, Willd. (Camel -thorn). 40 ft. S. Afr. Fls. (?). 

 Stove. A. glauca, Hort.=A. glaucescens. A. grdndis, Henfr.=A. 

 pulchella var. grandis. A. grata, Willd. =Piptadenia macrocarpa. 

 A. graveolens, Cunn.=A. verniciflua. A. guayaquiUnsis, Desf. 

 =Mimosa guayaquilensis. A, guianensis, Willd. =Stryphnoden- 

 dron guianense. A. gummlfera, Willd. 30 ft. Guinea. Fls.f?). 

 AMxmatdxylon, Willd. 20 ft. Fls. yellow or white. S. Afr. 

 Stove. A.hastuldta, Smith. 4 ft. May. B.M. 3341. A. heteracdntha, 

 Burch. 15 ft.; fls.(?). S. Afr. A. heterophylla, Willd. 5ft. May. 

 Mascarene Isls. A. hispida, Hort.=Robima hispida. A. hispidls- 

 sima, DC. A. pulchella var. hispidissima. A. holosericea, A. 

 Cunn. A. homalophylla* "Yarran." A. homatophylla, probably 

 clerical error for A. homalophylla. A. homomdlla, Wendl. =A. 

 glaucescens. A. horrida, Willd. S. Afr. A. Huegelii, Benth.* 

 Pale yellow. Feb. A. humifitsa, Cunn. Austral. A. hybrida- 

 Lodd.=A. armata. A, imperidlis, Hort. lista=(?). A, intermedia, 

 Cunn.=A. longifolia var. floribunda. A. intertextd, Sieb.=A. 

 longifolia. A. Intsia, Willd. =A. cassia. A. J dnesii, F. Muell. 

 Racemes simple, longer than Ivs. which somewhat resemble 

 those of green. -Ivd. A. dealbata. A. Julibrissin, Willd. =Albizzia 

 Julibrissin. A. Kalkdra, G. Don.=Albizzia Julibrissin. A. Lam- 

 bertidna, D. Don.=Calliandra Lambertiana. A. lanigera, Cunn. 

 6 ft. Apr. B.M. 2922. A. latifolia, Benth. A. latisiliqua Willd. 

 Lysiloma latisiliqua. A. Latrdbei, Meisn.=A. acinacea 

 A. latrdnum, Willd. (A. dumosa, Wight & Arn.). Up to 20 ft.; 

 E. Indies. Stove. A. laurifdlia, Willd. 4 ft. May. Pacific Isls. 

 Stove. A. Lebbeck, Willd. =Albizzia Lebbek. A. leiophylla, 

 Benth.=A. saligna. A. lentiscifdlia, Desf. 20 ft.: fls.f?). Mex. 

 Stove. A. leprdsa, Sieb.* May. B.R. 1441. "Graceful, linear 

 leaves, and habit of a willow." A. leprdsa var. tenuifolia, Benth. 

 Stove. A. leptocdrpa, Cunn. 6 ft. Apr. A. leptdclada, Cunn. A. 

 leptoneura, Benth. 6ft. Apr. B.M. 4350. A. leptophylla, DC.=A. 

 Farnesiana. A. leucocephala, Link=Leucaena glauca. A. leuco- 

 phlaa, Willd. 12 ft.; pale yellow. Trop. Asia. Stove. A. leuco- 

 phytla, Colvill.=A. holosericea. A. liguldta, Cunn.=A. salicina. 

 A. longifolia var. mucronata, F. v. M. (A. dependens, Cunn. A. 

 mucronata, F.v.M.). March. B.M. 2747. A. longissima, Wendl. =A, 

 linearis. A. lophdntha, Willd. =Albizzia lophantha. A. lophdntha 

 var. gigantea, Hort. =Albizzia lophantha var. gigantea. A.lucida, 

 BailI.=Albizzia lucida. A. Mdngium, Willd. 10 ft. Molucca 

 IsU. Stove. A. microphylla, Willd. =Piptadenia peregrina. A. 

 mdttia, Wall.=Albizzia Julibrissin. A. Nemu, Willd. =Albizzia 

 Julibrissin. A. neurocdrpa, Cunn.=A. holosericea. A. nigricans, 

 R. Br. 6 ft. Apr. B.M. 2188. A. notdbilis, F. Muell. A. nudi- 

 flbra, Willd. (A. Rohriana, DC.). 30 ft.; white. W.Indies. Stove. 

 A. obscura, DC. (A. cycnorum, Hook.). 2J ft. B.M. 4653. 

 A. odoratissima, Willd. =Albizzia odoratissima. A. olesefdlia, 

 Cunn.=A. lunata. A. oligophyUa, Hoffmgg. 4 ft.' Habitat(?). 

 Stove. A. orndta is a name in the trade, probably of some well- 



ft. June. A. plumitsa, Lowe. 20 ft. Brazil. B.M. 3366. A stove 

 climber. A. podalaria, Hort. lists=(?). A. polybAtrya, Benth.* 

 A beautiful pinnate-lvd. species. A. portorictnaia, Willd. =Ca|li- 

 andra portoricensis. A. pn'mdsa. probably clerical error for A. pruin- 

 osa. A. priimdtica, Hoffmgg. 6ft. Habitat (?). Stove. A. pr6m- 

 inena, Cunn.=A. linifolia var. prominens. A. Paeudacdcia, Hort. 

 =Robinia Pseudacacia. A. pulchtrrima, Willd. =Stryphnoden- 

 dron floribundum. A. pyramidalia, Hort. lists= (?). A. quodran- 



