ACACIA. 



« M. ulicifolia ; Wendl. Coll. 25. t. 6." Will J.)— 'Leaves 

 imperfeftly whorled, linear-awlfliaped, i-igid, fpinous-pointed. 

 Spikes folitary, globofe. — Found near Port Jackfon, New- 

 South Wales, from whence lir Jofeph Banks is faid to have 

 received feeds about the year 1790. We have fpecimens 

 from Dr. White. This differs from the foregoing m having 

 its fpinous leaves more crowded, and lefs diftinftly whorled, 

 more hziry branches,and globular heads of/ow(?rj,each flower, 

 according to Ventenat, accompanied by a little ovate, 

 pointed, ftalked braSea. 



K. acicularis. Needle-leaved Acacia. Brown in Ait. 



n. I. "Leaves fcattered, roundilh-awlfliaped, pointed, 



rigid. Stipulas deciduous. Young branches fmooth. Spikes 

 folitary, globofe." — Said to have been found in New South 

 Wales, by colonel William Paterfon, from whence it was 

 fent to Kew in 1796. It flowers at the fame feafon as the 

 two preceding, and requires the fame treatment. If we 

 underiland this fpecies aright, the leaves are full an inch 

 lono-, being twice the length of the two foregoing, and more 

 flender. We received fpecimens anfwering to this defcrip- 

 tion before 1 796, from Dr. White. 



A.fulcata. Furrowed Needle Acacia. Brown in Ait. 

 n. 4. — ^" Leaves thread-fhaped, furrowed on all fides, with 

 a harmlefs point. Heads of flowers ufually in pairs. 

 Brafteas ovate, concave, permanent, at the bafc of the flower- 

 ftalk. Legumes zigzag." — Obferved by Mr. Brown on 

 the fouth-weft coaft of New Holland, from whence it was 

 introduced, in 1803, by Mr. Peter Good. This is hkewife 

 a green-houfe (hrub, flowering from May to Augufl;. 



A. fuaveolens. Sweet -fcented Acacia. Willd. n. 4. 

 Ait. n. 5. (Mimofa fuaveolens ; Sm. Tr. of Linn. Soc. 

 V. I. 253. Labill. Nov. Holl. v. 2. 87. t. 236. M. anguf- 

 tifolia; Jacq. Hort. Schoenbr. v. 3. 74. t. 391. M. 

 obliqua; Lamarck Journ. d'Hifl. Nat. v. i. 89. t. 5.)! — 

 Leaves linear, pointed ; tapering at the bafe. Cluiiers 

 oblong, axillary. Flowers fourK:left. Branches triangular. 

 — Native of New South Wales. Cultivated, before 1790, 

 by Mr. Thomas Hoy, in Sion gardens. A green-houfe 

 Ihrub, flowering in the fpring. The acute edges of the 

 branches are bright red. The lirft leaves are conjugate, pin- 

 nate, with thick elliptical leaflets, and a lanceolate common 

 footflialk ; the reft alternate, narrow, coriaceous, four or five 

 inches long, rather glaucous, fmooth, thick-edged. Flowers 

 Cmply racemofe, yellowifli-white, fragrant, their corolla 

 deeply four-lobed. Stamens very numerous. Legume ellip- 

 ticsJ, an inch and a half or two inches long, and one inch 

 broad, finely glaucous. 



K.Jlriaa. Double-headed Acacia. Willd. n. 8. Ait. 

 n. 8. (Mimofa ftrifta ; Andr. Repof. t. 53. Curt. Mag. 

 t. 1 121.) — Leaves linear -obovate, obtufe ; tapering at the 

 bafe. Spikes globofe, ftalked, axillary, in pairs, divaricated. 

 — Native of New South Wales, from whence fir Jofeph 

 Banks is recorded to have received feeds in 1790. This 

 requires the fame treatment, and flowers at the fame time, as 

 the laft, from which its capitate five-cleft ^owurj, and more 

 dilated rounded-pointed leaves, at once diftinguifh it. Dr. 

 Sims, in Curtis's Magazine, under this fpecies, has given but 

 too juft reafons for retaining the genus Mimofa entire for the 

 prefent, which principally refer to our ignorance of their 

 fruit in a number of inftances. Our learned friend, how- 

 ever, has fince conformed to the new arrangement ; and we 

 think, with Willdenow, that enough is known for us to ven- 

 ture on the divifion this author has propofed, which may 

 generally be fupported by analogy, if not by abfolute 

 demonftration. 



A. melanoxylon. Black-wooded Acacia. Brown in Ait, 

 B. 12. Curt. Mag. t. 1659. — Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 



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many-ribbed, flightly falcate. Spikes globofe, in fhort 

 clufters. Flower-ftalks and young branches angular, pow- 

 dery. " Umbihcal cord coloured, plaited, nearly furround- 

 ing the feed." — Found by Mr. Brown, in Van Diemen's 

 ifland. From him we adopt the Angular character of the 

 umbilical cord. This is a confiderable tree, raifed by John 

 Walker, efq. of Arno's Grove, Southgate, who received the 

 feeds under the name of Black-wood, about the year 1 808. 

 The young twigs are covered with rufty mealinefs. Leaves 

 ftalked, three inches long, and one broad, flightly glaucous, 

 ufually five-ribbed. Flowers pale-yellow, their globular 

 fpikes difpofed in fliort axillary clutters, about twice the 

 length of each footftalk. We have no account of the 

 legume. 



A. Sophora. Sophora-podded Acacia. Br. in Ait. n. 13. 

 (Mimofa Sophorae ; Labill. Nov. HoU. v. 2. 87. t. 237.) — 

 Leaves oblong-obovate, equilateral, many-ribbed. Spikes 

 cylindrical, axillary, in pairs. Petals four. Legumes linear, 

 curved, pointed. Umbilical cord plaited. — Found by La- 

 billardiere, as well as by Mr. Brown, in Van Diemen's 

 ifland. Its feeds were brought by the latter to Kew Garden, 

 and raifed there in 1 805, but the plants have not yet blof- 

 fomed. The young leaves are reprefented by Labillardiere 

 as pinnate and trijugate ; the reft obovate, two or three 

 inches long. Spikes nearly feflile, hardly an inch long, and 

 very flender. Flowers fmaU. Legumes five or fix inches in 

 length, tumid, and twifted, a quarter of an inch broad. 

 Each feed is fubtended by a cup-hke tunic, which we pre- 

 fume is the umbilical cord of Mr. Brown. 



A. marginata. Marginate-leaved Acacia. Br. in Ait. 

 n. 14. — " Leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather falcate, bor- 

 dered, fingle-ribbed ; their anterior edge fomewhat narrowed, 

 with a fohtary gland. Heads about four-flowered, difpofed 

 in clutters." — Obferved by Mr. Brown on the fouth-weft 

 coaft of New Holland, from whence feeds were fent in 1803, 

 by Mr. Peter Good. A green-houfe ftirub, flowering from 

 April to June, jiiton. 



K. myrtifolia. Myrtle-leaved Acacia. Willd. n. 14. Ait. 

 n. 15. (Mimofa myrtifolia ; Sm.Tr. of Linn. Soc. v. 1.253. 

 Bot. of New Holl. 51. t. 15. Curt. Mag. t. 302.) — Leaves 

 elliptic -lanceolate, oblique, thick-edged, fingle-ribbed, with 

 a folitary gland at their anterior margin. Heads of flowers 

 cluttered, aggregate. — Native of New South Wales. Raifed 

 by Mr. Thomas Hoy, before the year 1789. A green- 

 houfe fltrub, flowering from February to May, or late in 

 autumn. The flem is three or four feet high, with angular 

 branches. Firft leaves conjugate, pinnate ; the reft about 

 two inches long, broadly lanceolate, pointed, very rigid, 

 fomewhat glaucous, often wavy, fmooth. Floiuers pale 

 yellow, fragrant, three or four in each round head, the heads 

 difpofed varioufly in fomewhat compound axillary clutters, 

 nearly equal in length to the leaves. Legume linear, curved, 

 tumid, with very thick edges. 



K. hifpidula. Little harfli Acacia. Willd. n. 15. Ait. 

 n. 16. (Mimofa hifpidula ; Sm. Bot. of New Holl. 53. 

 t. 16.) — Leaves elliptical, acute, oblique, minutely toothed, 

 rough on each fide and at the margin. Young branches 

 hartti. Flowers four^left, in folitary axillary heads. — Na- 

 tive of New South Wales, from whence fpecimens were fent 

 to us, with coloured drawings, in 1 794, and feeds about 

 the fame time to fir Jofeph Banks. The roughnefs of the 

 foliage and branches is very remarkable, caufed by fliort, rigid, 

 prominent hairs, or points. The leaves are feflile, an inch 

 long, vertical, very ftiff^ deep-green. Heads ftalked, 

 globofe, many-flowered. Legume thick-edged, eEiptic- 

 oblong, fometimes with one or two contradlions. Seeds 

 few. 



A. hajlulata. 



