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J. Leaves obliquely obovate, {-2 inches long. Short-bunchkd 



Acacia (181) — Acacia brachybotrya. 

 J. Leaves with gland on edge below the middle, 1-2 inches long. 

 Myrtle-leaved Acacia (182) — Acacia myrtifolia. 

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

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

 Scythe-leaved Acacia — Acacia falc^ta. Willow-leaved 

 Acacia —Acacia saligna. (The smaller species, 6-10 feet, is 

 Acacia saligna.) 

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



Blue-leaved Wattle — Acacia cyanophylla. 

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

 late-leaved Acacia (183) — Acacia obtuskta. 

 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, I inch wide, linear with thick edges. 



Fragrant Acacia (185) — Acacia suaveolens. 

 L. Leaves l|-2 inches long, twisted and finely striate. Oswald's 



Acacia — Acacia Oswaldi. 

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



ing. Weeping Myall (186) —Acacia pendula. 

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

 Cyclops. 

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

 dric spikes. (M.) 

 M. Leaves mostly in whorls around the stem ; spikes i-l inch 



long. Whorl-leaved Acacia (187) — Acacia verticill^ta. 

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

 more long. Rigid-leaved Acacia (188) — Acacia oxy, 

 cedrus. 

 A. Leaves li-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 (189) — 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 li-3 inches long, \ inch wide, rigid ; spikes short and 



dense. Mulga (191) — Acacia aneiira. 

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

 usually in pairs. Silky Acacia — Acacia holosericea. 



