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ADENANTHERA, Decandiia Monogynia. From adin, a 

 gland ; and anther. The anthers are tipped with deciduous 

 glands. 



46. A Pavonina, W. and A. 839 ; Roxb. Fl. 2, p 370 ; Rheede 

 Mai. 6,<. 14; Rumph. Amb. 3, «. 109.— "ThorlaGoonj," Maratha. 

 Native of Southern India; common in gardens in Bombay and 

 elsewhere; the wood is dark-red, like that of Plerocarpus san- 

 talinus. The large scarlet seeds are used as weights, and are worn 

 as necklaces. 



VACHELLIA, W. and A., Polygamia Monoecia. Named from 

 the Rev. G. H. Vackell, residing in China. 



46. V Farnesiana, W. and A. 841 ; Pluk. t. 73, /. 1 ; Roxb. 

 Fl. 2, p 557.— "Eree Babool." A native of Southern Europe; 

 shrub with bipinnate leaves and turgid legumes, now very 

 common on the black soil nuUas, &c. of the Deccan ; flowers deep 

 yellow, fragrant. In America it is indigenous, from New Orleans 

 to Chili; some say it is also a native of Nubia. 



ACACIA, W. and A., Polygamia Monoecia. From nhadzo, to 

 shar|)en, in allusion to many of the species being armed with 

 thorns. 



47. A Leucocephala, A Glauca (?), Spr. syst. 3, p 139. — 

 Found in every garden and a great pest, as, owing to its spreading 

 roots, it is difficult to eradicate. 



48. A JuLiBisKiN, Forsk. Disc. 777 ; Lam. Diet. 7, p. 13. — 

 Native of Levant ; seeds received from Professor Savi, of Pisa ; 

 a tall unarmed shrub, having pinnae of rather large leaflets ; it has 

 not flowered. Garden at Hewra. 



49. A Lonqifolia. — Native of Australia ; gardens at Hewra 

 and Dapoorie, from seed imported by the late Dr. Griffith ; has 

 occasionally flowered and borne fruit here. Tliis is the Wattle 

 tree of Australia. 



60. A (?). — Raised from Brazil seed ; a fine arboreous 



species ; very tall, unarmed ; it is a very ornamental tree, and pro- 

 mises to be a valuable addition to our Indian timbers. 



61. A Lenticularia. — Native of North-Westeni India ; pin- 

 nate leaves; 10 to 15 pair of leaflets, rather blunt; inflorescence 

 as in A catechu ; spines binate, minute, strong, at base of petioles. 



ENTADA, Polygamia Monoecia. The Malabar name, DC, 

 Mem. Leg. 12. 



, 52. E Madaqascakensis. — Of this we can only say "that it has 

 been raised from Calcutta seed ; that it appears to be scandent 

 in habit ; and that the leaflets are small-linear, as in Acacia 

 intsia, &c. 



ARACHIS, Diadslphia Decandria. Name from the fruit being 

 produced under-ground. 



