42 THE TASMANIAN FLOBA. 



9. A. suAVEOLBNS, Willd. An erect, slightly branched shrub, with angled 

 branches, 5-6 feet. Leaves alternate, linear, flat, 1-ribbed, acutely pointed, 3-6 

 inches long. Flowers in spherical heads, gathered in small loose axillary racemes. 

 Pod broad and flat, about 1 inch long. 



Common in heathy country ; also in South A.ustralia, Victoria, New South 

 Wales, and Queensland. Fl. Aug.-Sept. 



10. A. CKASSiuscuLA, Wendl. Very similar to the last, only leaves rather 

 curved, and not acutely pointed. Pod long, linear, and contracted between the 

 seeds. 



Islands of Bass Straits ; also New South Wales and Queensland. Fl. Oct. 



11. A. MELANOXTLON, R. Br. A Small or large much-branched tree, with dark; 

 rough bark. Leaves broadly or narrowly oblong, usually very obtuse, narrowing 

 into a stalk at the base, no distinct mid-rib, usually 2 or 3 main veins equally 

 prominent, 3-6 inches long. Flowers in dense spherical heads, solitary, or more 

 often in axillary racemes. Pod rather narrow, blunt, curved, 2-4 inches long. 



Very common ; also in South Australia. Victoria, and New South Wales. PI. 

 Oct.-Nov. 



12. A. MYKTIFOLIA, Willd. A small branched shrub, often only 2-3 feet high. 

 Leaves oblong or narrow, obovate, muoronate, mid-rib prominent, margin vein- 

 like, about 1 inch long. Flowers relatively large, few together, in stalked axillary 

 heads or racemes. Pod linear, curved, acute, about 2 inches long. 



Very common in, dry situations ; also throughout extra- tropical Australia. Fl. 

 Aug.-Dec. 



13. A. S0PH0R.a:, M. Br. A small tree, much-branched, spreading, decumbent 

 at the base. Leaves narrow oblong, mostly obtuse, 2-6 inches long. Flowers 

 very numerous, in rather long loose axillary spikes. Pod narrow, curved, 

 constricted between the seeds, 4-6 inches long. A. longifolia, Willd. (partly). 



Comm.on on coasts ; also in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and 

 Queensland. Fl. Aug.-Sept. 



14. A. MUCBONATA, Willd. An erect, much-branched shrub, 10-12 feet. Leaves 

 linear, obtuse, main veins mostly equal, seldom one assuming the character of a 

 mid-rib, 2-3 inches long. Flowers in long loose axillary spikes. Pod very 

 narrow, straight or nearly so, not constricted between the seeds, 3-4 inches long. 

 A. longifolia, Willd. (partly). 



Common in the western, northern, and north-eastern divisions ; also in Victoria. 



Var. lineari,s. Very similar to the type, but the leaves narrower, mostly 

 with a mid-rib, and acute. Pod still more slender. A. lineai-is, Sims. 

 Circular Head and George's Bay ; also in Victoria and New South 

 Wales. Fl. Nov. 



15. A. DISCOLOE, Willd. An erect, much-branched, spreading shrub, usually 

 5-7 feet high. Leaves twice divided, the ultimate leaflets not very numerous, 

 narrow oblong, about j inch long. Flowers in small globular heads, many in 

 loose axillary racemes. Pod very flat, 2 inches long, | inch wide. 



Very common on coast lands ; also Victoria and New South Wales. Fl. 

 Mar. -Apr. 



16. A. DBCUEEENS, Willd. Usually a small tree. Leaves twice divided, 

 ultimate leaflets very numerous, flliform, 1-2 lines long, dark green, smooth or 

 very slightly hairy. Flowers in small globular heads, many in rather long loose 

 axillary racemes. Pod 2-3 inches long, rather flat, j inch broad, constricted 

 bet,ween the seeds. 



The Tasmanian plant here described difllei-s somewhat from the type, and is 

 usually treated as var. mollis. Von Mueller considered it a form of A molli^sima 



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Very common ; also throughout Soath and Eastern Australia. PI. Nov.-Dec. 



