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bracteis imbricatis, niiuc iu scapo radical! aphyllo vaginis obtecto nunc in caule 

 foliato terminales v. in pedunculo recurvo laterales. Flores sub qtiaque bractea 1-3, 

 singuli bracteola spatbacea stipati. (H. & B.) 



%. ^erumbet Roscoe, in Trans. Linn. Soc, viii, 348.^ — Stem 1-2 ft. Leaves 

 distichous, lanceolate, 7-S in. long, acuminate, glabrous, shortly stipitate on a long 

 sheath which runs out into two ears. Scape radical, about a foot long. Spike ovoid, 

 2-3 in. long, its bracts broadlj- rounded. Flowers 3'ellowish white; middle lobe of 

 labellum emargiuate, yellow. 



The Azvapiilii of the natives, who used the powdered rhizome for scenting kapa. 



Acacia Willd. Spec. PI. iv, 1049. — Flores 5-4-meri, rarius 3-meri, ssepius 

 sessiles, hermaphroditi v. pol3'gami. Calyx campanulatus, dentatus lobatus v. in 

 sepala distincta divisus, rarissime subnullus. Petala plus minus coalita v. rarius 

 libera, rarissime o. Stamina co (ssepius ultra 50), exserta, libera v. ima basi in 

 cupulam brevissimam v. discum perig3mum brevissime et irregulariter counata; an- 

 therse parvae; pollinis granula in massas 2-4 in quoque loculo saepissime aggregata. 

 Ovarium sessile, v. stipitatum, 2-co-ovulatum; stylus filiformis, stigmate terminali 

 parvo. Legumen ovatum oblongum v. lineare, rectum arcuatum v. varie contortum, 

 planum convexum v. teres membranaceum coriaceum v. lignosum, 2-valve v. indehis- 

 cens, intus continuum, septatum v. varie farctum, rarissime in articulos secedens. 

 Semina transversa v. longitudinalia, saspius ovata, compressa, funiculo filiformi v. 

 varie in arillum caruosum dilatato. — Arbores fnitices v. rarissime herbse, inermes 

 aculeatse v. spinosae. Folia bipinnata, foliolis ssepius parvis co-jugis v. ad petiolum 

 foliiformem (phyllodium) reducta; glandula petiolaris saepe adest. Stipulse spiue- 

 scentes v. inconspicufe, rarius membranaceae. Capitula globosa v. spicse cylindricse, 

 pedunculis axillaribus solitariis v. fasciculatis, v. ad apices ramorum paniculatis. 

 Flores parvi. Stamina flavescentia v. alba, rarissime semipollicem attingentia, in 

 quoque flore numerosa, interdum usque ad 400. Bractse ssepe 2, connatse, breves, 

 squamiformes, sub capitulo, v. in medio pedunculo v. ad ejus basin, sub floribus intra 

 capitulum ssepius lineari-cuneatse v. apice peltato-dilatatae. (H. & B.) 



A. farnesiana Willdenow. — A much-branched shrub, quite glabrous or 

 slightly pubescent on the petioles and peduncles. Leaves of 4-6, rarel}^ 8 pairs of 

 pinnae. Leaflets 10-20 pairs to a pinna, linear, about 2 lines long. Stipules con- 

 verted into slender straight thorns very variable in length, the plant otherwise 

 unarmed. Peduncles usuall}^ 2 or 3 together in the older axils, each bearing a singu- 

 lar globular head of sweet-scented yellow flowers. Pod thick, in-egularl}- cylindrical 



