dozen species grow there luxuriantly, and become large trees or 

 shrubs in a wonderfully short time. 



Five species are largely used for floral decorations, but one of 

 them is pre-eminently " the Mimosa " proper, as Eucalyptus 

 Globulus is essentially " the Eucalypt." 



Acacia dealbata (fig. 1) is the sweetest and most graceful, 



FIG. 1. ACACIA DEALBATA. 



the most feathery, and the finest foliaged of all the winter 

 Acacias. It grows to be a large tree, and develops its yellow 

 flowers, which look like stringed beads of the finest silk, as soon 

 as it is three or four years old. A large tree of this species all 

 ablaze with the sunshine on its golden fleece is indeed a beauti- 

 ful sight. 



The blooming season of Acacia dealbata lasts from the middle 

 of January to the end of February. Immense quantities of it are 

 then distributed all over Europe, and the price is maintained 



