KHY TO THE ACACIAS 141 



J. Leaves obliquely obovatc, \-2 inches long. SHORT-HUNCHED 



ACACIA (181) Acacia brachybotry a. 

 J. Leaves with gland on edge bt'low tin- middle, 1-2 inches long. 



MYRTLE-LEAVED ACACIA (182) Acacia myrtifoliu. 

 A. Leaves 2-12 inches long, flat and with feather- vein ing. (K.) 

 K. Leaves 3-8 inches long, curved like a scythe ; branches angular. 

 SCYTHE-LEAVED ACACIA Acacia falcata. WILLOW-LEA vi.n 

 ACACIA Acacia saligna. (The smaller species, 0-10 feet, is 

 Acacia salfgna.) 

 K. Leaves on old growths 12 inches long ; branches drooping. 



BLUE-LEAVED WATTLE Acacia cyanophylla. 

 K. Leaves 1 }-3 inches long and almost straight, spatulate. SPATU- 



LATE-LEAVED ACACIA (18.3) Acacia obtusata. 



A. Leaves 2-6 inches long, thick and usually with almost no side- 

 veins. (L.) 



L. Leaves 3-6 inches long and under \ inch wide, curved like a 



scythe. OLEANDER-LEAVED ACACIA (184) Acacia neriifolia. 



L. Leaves 3-6 inches long, \ inch wide, linear with thick edges. 



FRAGRANT ACACIA (185) Acacia suaveolens. 

 L. Leaves 1J-2 inches long, twisted and finely striate. OSWALD'S 



ACACIA Acacia 6swaldi. 



L. Leaves 1^-3 inches long, narrow and curved ; branches weep- 

 ing. WEEPING MYALL (186) Acacia pe'ndula. 

 L. Leaves 1^-3 inches long, rigid and nearly straight. Acacia 



Cj'clops. 

 A. Leaves |-1 inch long with rigid spine-like tips ; flowers in cylin- 



dric spikes. (M.) 

 M. Leaves mostly in whorls around the stem * spikes |-1 inch 



long. WHORL-LEAVED ACACIA (187) Acacia verticillata. 

 M. Leaves scattered, stipules often spine-like ; spikes 1 inch 01 

 more long. RIGID-LEAVED ACACIA (188) Acacia oxy- 

 cedrus. 

 A. Leaves 1^-6 inches long and not spiny-tipped ; flowers in cylin. 



dric spikes. (N.) 



N. Leaves 4-6 inches long with distinct side-veins ; spikes usually 



in pairs. SYDNEY GOLDEN WATTLE (180) Acacia longifolia. 



N. Leaves 4-6 inches long with 1 distinct nerve or vein ; spikq 



dirty white, 1-2 inches long. PALE-FLOWERED ACACIA 



(190) Acacia linearis. 



N. Leaves 1^-3 inches long, \ inch wide, rigid ; spikes short and 



dense. MULGA (101) Acacia aneura. 



N. Leaves 4-6 inches long ; branches white and silky ; spikea 

 usually in pairs. SILKY ACACIA Acacia holoserfcea. 



