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CHAP. XLI. 

 371 



LEQUM1NA CEJK. MIMO^SEJE. 

 375 



663 



A. \aurifilia Willd. (Labill. Nov. Cat., p. fig. t. 68.), Mimosa slrnplicifolia /,., has the dilated petioles 

 obliquely ovate-oblong. It is a native of the Friendly Ishmis and the New Hebrides, as well as of 

 New Caledonia, where it forms a tree from 20ft. to 2,5 ft. in height. It was introduced in 1775; but, 

 though a most desirable species for a conservative wall, it is not common in collections. 



B. Capitdto-raccmbsfE. Flowers collected in globose Heads ; the Heads disposed 

 in Racemes a fang the axillary Peduncles. Stipules of all the Species nearly 

 obsolete, or, when present, not aculeate. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 404*. ) 



. 



figs. 378, 379.) has the dilated petiol 

 late-oblong, rather falcate, 



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379 



A. melandrylon R. Br. (Bat. Mag., t. 1659., 

 lanceo- 



obtuse, quite en- 



tire, and many-nerved. The flowers are few, 

 and disposed as in the figure. This is a native 

 of New Holland, and also of Van Diemen's 

 Land ; and, in mild winters, it will grow in the 

 open air, in the neighbourhood of London, 

 as a standard, attaining the height of 10ft. or 

 12ft., after being 2 or 3 years planted out A 

 fine tree of this species stood out three winters, 

 in the garden ef the Horticultural Society, as a 

 standard, but was killed, or nearly so, by the 

 severe frost of January, 1836. A plant against 

 the wall In the same garden, which had stood "* 

 out since 18.31, with no other protection than a projecting coping, was also much injured at the same 

 time. Had there been a protection in front, and had the standard been covered with a mat, both 

 would have escaped uninjured. In the Norwich Nursery, this acacia stands the winter. 



A. hetcrophylla VVilld., Mimosa heterophy'lla Lam 

 Dilated petioles, linear, attenuated at both ends, 

 rather falcate, many-nerved ; there are also, some- 

 times, bipinnate leaves at the tops of the branches. 

 Heads of flowers disposed in a kind of raceme ; 2 _ 3 

 heads to each raceme. Introduced, in 1824 and 

 probably, tolerably hardy; as, in the garden of the 

 nalace at Caserta, near Naples, It was 50 ft. high in 



A. myrtfff,lfa Willd., 



Mimosa n/yrtifdlia Sm. t 



A. lanata Lodd. (Bot. M. t 



S02., and our fig. 380.) 



is a handsome and very 



hardy species, which has 



been in the country since 



1789, and grows to the 



height of 6 ft. or 8ft. 

 A. suaviolens Willd., 



theMimusa suavdolens of 



Smith (Lodd. Bot. Cab., 



730., and our fig. 381.), 



hasthe dilated petioles 



linear ; tapering a little at the base, acute, mucronulate, 1-nerved, quite entire ; the heads of flowers 

 racemose and the legumes glaucous from grey powder. The flowers are fragrant, and appear from 

 February to June. This species was introduced in 1790, and grows to the height of 8 ft. or 10ft. 



C. Spicalce. Flowers disposed in cylindrical Spikes. Stipules usually wanting, 

 or, when present, small and not aculeate. (Don's Mill., ii. p. 406.) 



A. Oxycedrvs Sieb. (Bot. ^fag.,t.W2$.), A. /axifblia Lodd. (Bot. Cab.,t. liStf., and. our figs. 382,383). 

 has the stipules spinose ; the dilated petioles scattered, or somewhat verticillate, lanceolate-linear, and 



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