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J. Leaves obliquely obovate, 1-2 inches long. Short-bunched 



Acacia (181) — Acacia brachybbtrya. 

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

 Myetle-leaved Acacia (182) — Acacia myrtifblia. 

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

 E. Leaves 3-8 inches long, curved like a scythe ; branches angulai-. 

 Scythe-leaved Acacia — Acacia falcita. Willow-leaved 

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

 Acacia saUgna.) 

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



Blue-leaved Wattle — Acacia cyanophylla. 

 E. Leaves lJ-3 inches long and almost straight, spatulate. Spatu- 

 late-leaved Acacia (183) — Acacia obtus^ta. 

 A. Leaves 2-6 inches long, thick and usually with almost no side- 

 veins. (L.) 

 L. Leaves 3-6 inches long and under J incli wide, curved like a 

 scythe. Oleander-leaved Acacia (184) — Acacia neriifblia. 

 L. Leaves 3-6 inches long, J inch wide, linear with thick edges. 



Fragrant Acacia (185) — Acacia suavfeolens. 

 L. Leaves 1^-2 inches long, twisted and finely striate. Oswald's 



Acacia — Acacia 6swaldi. 

 L. Leaves lJ-3 inches long, narrow and curved ; branches wcep^ 



ing. Weeping Myall (186) —Acacia p^ndula. 

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

 Cjfclops. 

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

 dric spikes. (M.) 

 M. Leaves mostly in whorls around the stem ; spikes J-1 inch 



long. Whorl-leaved Acacia (187) — Acacia verticil IJita. 

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

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

 cfedrus. 

 A. Leaves lJ-6 inches long and not spiny-tipped ; flowers in cylin. 

 dric spikes. (N.) 

 N. Leaves 4-6 inches long with distinct side-veins ; spikes usuallj 

 in pairs. Sydney Golden Wattle (189) — Acacia longifblia. 

 N. Leaves 4-6 inches long with 1 distinct nerve or vein ; spikq 

 dirty white, 1-2 inches long. Pale-flo-wered Acacia 

 (190) — Acacia lineiiris. 

 N. Leaves 1^ inches long, J inch wide, rigid ; spikes short and 



dense. Mulga (191) — Acacia anetira. 

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

 usually in pairs. Silky Acacia — Acacia holosericea. 



