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1 find the number of -glands an uncertain character. Its young tips are 

 decidedly and more extensively golden than var. ■ mollis. The young pods 

 jije also yellowish. 



Vernacular Name. — A " Green Wattle." 



Botanical Name. — Pauciglandulosa, .from two Latin words, signifying 

 " with few glands." 



Flowers. — The following indicate some flowering seasons of this variety. 

 See above, pp. 124, 125. 



Barh. — A specimen of bark from Port Stephens, N.S.W., stripped in 

 December, yielded 31-75 per cent, of tannic acid, and 51-55 per cent, of 

 extract. 



A sample from Bateman's Bay, N.S.W., stripped in February, from trees 

 30 feet high, and up to 15 inches in diameter, gave the result of '27 per cent, 

 of tannic acid, and 53-,45 per cent, of extract. 



Hahitat. — So far as our specimens are concerned, it may be looked upon 

 as a northern New South Wales and southern Queensland form. That is to 

 say, it hardly comes south of Sydney. 



It also extends to the tableland. Specific localities are: — Gosford, Port 

 Stephens, Booral, Stewart's Brools:, Brushy Mountain, Gloucester, Taree, 

 Hastings Eiver, Upper Hastings Eiver, Bellingen, Bolivia, Wallangarra, 

 Kous (Kichmdnd Eiver)'; Acacia Creek, Macpherson Eange. 



Under var. mollis, Benth., (B.Fl ii. 415) has the note '' Some of Beekler's 

 specimens from Warwick (Queensland) have the numerous glands of this 

 form -with the very small leaflets of the followhig (pauciglandulosa) ." 



1 have a specimen of Beekler's before me, also Narrabri, on sand-ridges; 

 Woolooma Mountain, Belltrees, Scone. They soem to me nearest to var. 

 pauciglandulosa, and are evidence of the statement I ha-^'e previously made 

 that vars. mollis and pauciglandulosa run into each other. 



4. Variety Leichhardtii, Benth. 



This might be described as an extreme form of var. pauciglandulosa. It 

 resembles it strongly in generrfl appearance, but has a profusion of com- 

 paratively long, wenk hairs, particularly on the rhaehises, which give it a 

 rather ornamental aspect. The leaflets \\axo, however, fewer hairs than var. 

 landulosa. 



Botanical Name. — Leichhardtii, in honour of Dr. Leichhardt, the 

 explorer, who first collected it. 



V ernacular Names. — A " Green Wattle." 



