ACACIA 



ACACIA 



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76. Acacia arabica. 



from slightly constricted between the see<is to nionili- 

 forni or bead-Uke, while in .4. Farncsiand it is round 

 iind smooth with the seeds arranged in 2 rows in a 

 pulpy mass. 



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

 bark; Ivs. 1-1 3<i in. long.; phyll. 5 or pairs, ^~%m. 

 long; Ifts. 5-9 pairs, less than 1^2 in. long; stipules M-2 

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

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

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

 as petals: pod flat, 3-0 in. long, 3 gin. wide; seeds longi- 

 tudinal; funicle short. — 

 j)/^ ft^p A desert region species 



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^NM?^. 65. Catechu, Willd. 



(A. catechuaules, Benth.). 

 A medium - sized tree, 

 with opposite, recurved, 

 stipular spines: pinna^ 

 10-40 pairs; Ifts. 30-50 

 pairs, linear, about f^in. 

 long; gland near base 

 and between upper pair 

 of pinnie: 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, re ti c u 1 a t e 1 y 

 veined and with nerve- 

 like margin, 2-3 (or 5) in. long, ?2-?4in. 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: 

 pinna' 2-4 pairs, each with 4-10 linear, very obtuse, 

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

 drooping spikes 1-U 2 in. long: pod not exceeding 1 in. 

 long, 3-4in. 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; pinnse 2-3 pairs (occasionally reduced to 1 

 pair), ^2-^iin. long; Lfts. 4-7 pairs (usually o), oblong, 

 pubescent and 2-nerved: spikes cream-yellow, 1)4-2 j^ 

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

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

 sejials united and half as long as petals: pods much 

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

 constricted between the seeds, 13^2-4 or more in. long, 

 about 34in. wide; seed J^gin. long, i4in. 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 

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

 house, or in the open in CalJf. .4. abietina, Willd. =A. linifolia. — A. 

 acanthocdrpa, Willd. ^=Mimosa acanthocarpa, — .4. acapiilcensis, 

 Kunth.^Lysiloma acapulcensis. — .4. acedia. Maiden & Bctche. — 

 A. acicularis (Needle -leaved Acacia). 4 ft. — A. affinis. Sweot = 

 A.dealbata.— -4. aWto, R. Br. 6 ft. May. B.K. .S9G.— .4. d/6tcans= 

 Pithecolobium albicans. — .4. arrnkna, Wendl. 3 ft. May. Near to 

 A. hoterophylla. — A.angulhta, r)esv.=A. discolor. — .4. anaustifdlia, 

 Ix)dd.^A. longifolia var. floribunda. — A. argj/ropkylla, Hook.^A. 

 brachybotrya var. arEyrophylla. — A. dspera, Lindl. (A. Ausfeldii, 

 Kegel. A. densifolia, Benth.). 4 ft. May. — A. AusfHdii, Regel== 

 A. aspera. — A. Banrro/titina, Bert.=Cse3alpinia bijuga. — A. Bnr- 

 theri(ina, Hort.=A. Berteriana(?).— A. Berlandari, Benth. Fl9.(?). 



Mex. — .4. Berteriana, BaIb.=Pithecolobium fragrans. — .4. bifidra, 

 R. Br. .3 ft. May. — .4. brachyacdnthn, Humb. & Bonpl. ^Mimosa 

 acanthocarpa. — .4. brevifdlia, Lodd.^=A. lunata. — A. brevipes, Cimn. 

 =A. melanoxylon. — ,4. Burmanniihia, DC. Shrub 6 ft. Ceylon. 

 Stove. — .4. buxifdlia, Cunn. 4 ft. Apr. Hook. Icon, 164. — .4. cxsia, 

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

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

 ceiastrifdlia, Benth. = A. myrtifolia var. celastri folia. — A. centro- 

 pkylia, DC. 20 ft.: white. Jamaica. Stove. — .4. CeratAnia, Willd. = 

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

 sostachys. — .4. cUidta, R. Br.=A. strigosa. — A. cinerdscens, Sieb.= 

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

 cs;rulea, Lenol. — A. conclnna, DC. 20 ft.; fls. white. E. Indies. 

 Stove.— A. Cojicordidna, Loud.=:Pithecolobium umbellatum. — A. 

 conferta, Cunn. Apr. — ,4. cordata, a trade name, probably belongs 

 to some other species. — A, coriacea, DC. 5 ft. May. — -4. coronill^' 

 fdlui, Desi. 10 ft. N. Afr. Stove. — A. corymbdsa, Hort. lists^(?). 

 — .4. crassicdrpa, Cunn. 6 ft. May. — A. cultrdta, Hort.^^A. cultri- 

 formis. — A. ciispiddta, Cunn.=A. diffusa var. cuspidata. — A. 

 cyanophylla magnifica. Hort. lists=C?). — A. cycndrum, Hook.=A. 

 obscura. — .4. Daviesisefdlia, Cunn. 6 ft. June. — A. dedpiens var. 

 pricmdrsa.HoTt* 3 ft. May. B.M. 3244. — A. densi/dlia, Benth.= 

 A. aspera. — .4. dentlfera, Benth. Apr. B.M, 4032. — ,4. dependens, 

 Cunn.=A. longifolia var. mucronata. — .4. detinens, Burch. 3 ft. 

 May. S. Afr. — .4. Dieirichidna, F. Muell. — .4. dlptera, Willd. ^ 

 Prosopis juliflora. — A. diptera, Lindl. Shrub.: fl3.(?). — .4. diptera 

 var. erioptera, Graham. Sept. B.M. 3939. — .4. dissitifldra, Benth. 

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

 deana. — .4. dolabriformis, Colla^A. decipiens. — .4. Donkeldarii 

 isatrade'name.^MimosaC?). — -4. doratdxyloii.Cunn. ♦(Currawang), 

 a beautiful small tree: fls. golden yellow. — .4. rfumdsa, Wight &. Arn. 

 ^A. latronum. — .4. €chinula,DC.=A. juniperina. — A.edulis, Humb. 

 & Bonpl.=A. Farnesiana. — A. emargindta, Wendl. =A. stricta. — .4. 

 erioddda, Benth. June. — A. Esterhdzia, Mackay. 4 ft. May. — A. 

 falcifdrmis, DC. =A. penninervis var. falciformis. — A. ferruginea, 

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

 biura flexicaule, Coulter. — .4. floribunda, Willd. =A. longifolia var. 

 floribunda. — .4.i?ori6u7Mfa,Hort.=A.neriifolia. — A./ormdsa.Kunth. 

 =Calliandra formosa. — A fragrans, Tenore=AIbizzia fragrans 

 ("Acacia fragrance" Hort.?). — A. /ronddsa, Willd. =Leuc£ena glauca. 

 =A. fruticdsa, Mart.^=Piptadenia latifolia. — .4. genist^fdlia, Link 

 =.4. diffusa.— A. girdffx, Willd. (Camel-thorn). 40 ft. S. Afr. Fl3.(?). 

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

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

 — ,4. graveolens, Cunn.^A. verniciflua. — A. guayaquilensis, Desf. 

 ==Mimosa guayaquilensis. — .4. guianensis, Willd. ^Stryphnoden- 

 dron guianense. — -4. gummifera, Willd. 30 ft. Guinea. Fls.(?). 

 — A.Hxmatorylon, Willd. 20 ft. Fls. yellow or white. S. Afr. 

 Stove. — A.hastuUta, Smith. 4 ft. May. B.M. 3341. — .4. heleracdntha, 

 Burch. 15 ft.; fls.(?). S. Afr.— A. /ie/frop/jyi/a, Willd. 5 ft. May. 

 Mascarene Isls. — .4. klspida, Hort.^Robinia hispida. — .4. hispidis- 

 sima, DC.=A. pulchella var. hispidissima. — .4. holosericea, A. 

 Cunn. — .4. homalophylla,* "Yarran." — A. homatophylla, probably 

 clerical error for A. homalophylla. — .4. homomdlla, Wendl. =A. 

 glaucescens. — .4. horrida, Willd. S. Afr. — A. Iluegelii, Benth.* 

 Pale yellow. Feb. — ,4. humi/usa, Cunn. Austral. — .4. hybrida- 

 Lodd.^A. armata. — A. imperidlis, Hort. Ii3ta^(?). — A. intermedia, 

 Cunn.=A. longifolia var. floribunda. — .4. intertcita, Sieb.=A. 

 longifolia. — A. Intsia, Willd. =A. csesia. — .4. J dnesii, F. Muell. 

 Racemes simple, longer than Ivs. which somewhat resemble 

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

 Julibrissin. — .4. Kalkdra, G. Don.=Albizzia JuHbri.ssin. — .4. Lam- 

 bertidna, D. Don.=Calliandra Lambertiana. — .4. lanigera, Cunn. 

 6 ft. Apr. "Q-M. 2^22.— A. latifdlia, Benth.— .4. latislliqua Willd. 

 =Lysiloma latisiliqua. — .4. Latrdbei, Meisn.^A. acinacea — 

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

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

 Stove. — .4. Lebbeck, Willd. ^Albizzia Lebbek. — .4. leiophylla, 

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

 Stove. — .4. leprdsa, Sieb.* May. B.R. 1441. "Graceful, linear 

 leaves," and habit of a willow." — .4. leprdsa var. tenuifdlia, Benth. 

 Stove. — A. leptocdrpa, Cunn. 6 ft. Apr. — .4. leptdclada, Cunn. — .4. 

 leptoneura, 'Benth. 6 ft. Apr. B.M. AZbO.—A.leptophylla.'DC.=A. 

 Farnesiana. — A. leucocephala, Link=^Leuc£ena glauca. — .4. leuco- 

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

 phylla, Colvill.==A. holosericea. — .4. liguldta, Cunn.=A, salicina. — 

 .4. longifdlia var. mucronata, F. v. M. (A. dependens, Cunn. A. 

 mucronata, F. v. M.). March. B.M. 2747. — A.longlssima.'WendL=A. 

 linearis. — .4. lophdntha, Willd. ^Albizzia lophantha. — A. lophdntha 

 var. gigantea, Hort. =AIbizzia lophantha var. gigantea. — A.lUcida, 

 Baill.=Albizzia lucida. — .4. Mdngium, Willd. 10 ft. Molucca 

 Isls. Stove. — .4. microphylla, Willd. =Piptadenia peregrina. — .4. 

 mdllis, WaU.=Albiz2ia JuHbrissin. — ^. Nkmu, Willd. =^Albiz2ia 

 Julibrissin. — .4. neurocdrpa, Cunn.^A. holosericea. — .4. nigricans, 

 R. Br. 6 ft. Apr. B.M. 2188.— A. notdbilis, F. Muell.— .4. nudi- 

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

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

 — A. odoratissima, Willd. =Albizzia odoratissima. — .4. olesefdlia, 

 Cunn.=A. lunata. — A. oligophylla, Hoffmgg. 4 ft. Habitat (? I. 

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

 known species. — .4. paraddxa, DC.^A. armata. — .4. pentadknia, 

 Lindl. 10ft. May. B.R. 1521. — ^4. pt^rii/dZia, Benth. =A. juncifolia, 

 — .4. pinndta, Link.=A. tamarindifolia. — A. platyphylla. Sweet. 10 

 ft. June. — .4. p/umdsa, Lowe. 20 ft. Brazil. B.M. 3366, A stove 

 climber. — .4. podaldria, Hort. lists=(?). — .4. polybdtrya, Benth.* 

 A beautiful pinnate-lvd. species. — A. portoricensis, Willd. =Calli- 

 andra portoricensis. — A. primdsa, probably clerical error for A. pruin- 

 osa. — ^. pri87n4/ica, Hoffmgg. 6 ft. Habitat(?). Stove. — A. prrim- 

 inens, Cunn. =A. linifolia var. prominens. — A. Pseudacdcia, Hort. 

 ^Robinia Pseudacacia. — A . pulch errima, Willd. ^=Stryphnoden- 

 dron fioribundum. — A. pyramiddlia, Hort. Ii3t3=(?). — A. quadran- 



