\?Z Smith, A RenH*rk<tOie New Acock* [ ^, 5> 



U -shaped UM is 5-6 mm. wide). Sttdt <l*ik-brown 10 black, dull. smooth* 

 About 3 nun. lotiff, with large caruucle ; they lie longitudinally in the pod 

 and occupy each <il its horizontal folds, the funicle appears in lie extremely 

 minuic and inconspicuous (ticver with a folded aril). 



In its ripid, nearly terete, slronfily nerved and npQgerit phyllodes. this plan* 

 resembles A, wthtitndes Bomb., but it differs markedly from litis :li a iwintber 

 of important characters, contrasted as follows : 



1- tn A ctfllct tildes the phyllodes are pnmiiiirnf ly articuUled tO a d«*cUfreitt 

 "shoulder" which projects boldly from the stem, the nerves extending rifcbt 

 down to this clear cut articulation, in A, cntervwrpn the articulation is ob- 

 scure and almost right against the stem, from which the nerves are separated 

 liy a somewhat thickened base (hut there is no prominent "shnuhler"}. 



2. The nerve* in A. cfatMibtitct are smooth and 3 to each face, whereas in 

 A, tnurocarpa Oiey are scahrid and 5 to each face. 



\Nfjte — The ijir. nystophytfa of A. cotieiivules ha*, numerous tine nerves on 

 rarh face, hilt pxactly the same, curious articulation as in typical coUetundes. 

 Further investigation may justify its recognition as a distinct specie*; but 

 it is no mure connected with A. enhrocarpa than \., A. cothuioktes itielf..] 



X The tip of the phyllode in A. caUvJimtlex contracts gradually, and is 

 almost straight, whereas in the new species it contracts <juilc suddenly and 

 lends to be oblinjuc. 



4. In between the nerves of A. coUetioictes are s-ttoii papillate hairs, white 

 ju A. cntcroawpa there are minute glands. 



5 Stems of the. Inrmer species are almost smooth, nr ai inn&t very oh*.rure|y 

 lihbed, while in the new one they are strongly ribbed and scahrirl. 



6l TJic podi are aslom&iiiugly different : in A. cotUtioidts broadly flattened, 

 *dteh<ly constricted between the seeds, only gently curved and twisted, bill 

 distinctly reticulate-veined on the surface; in A. cnterocarptt they show Ibe. 

 ? m n -te- and extraordinary folded structure already described. 



7. Seed of A. ct-ih-tti-nJes is similar to that of A, vnU'fotarpa, with a pro- 

 minent caruncJe, but differs in having a long funicle (doubly folded beneath 

 the caruncle) 



8. Peduncles of the flower-heads in A. cntktioitfcs ace slender and almost 

 ftlabmue, while in A. anivrocftrpa* tliey are thicker and densely hairy 



9. In the former plant, the petals are spatUnlate mid blunt, sepals wiih 

 narrow cta»vs and spathulate hoodeu laminae, while the stamens are neither 

 dense nor much longer than the petals; in A. cJffr*rjbtfi?f£g the flowers are 

 larger with lanceolate pointed petals, broader sepals and the densely intricate 

 stamina! filaments far exceeding tlic pc«K 



10. The habit of the Iwo species is different, /). coHctioirfcs bentg a small, 

 erect, densely branched tree, while |he other is only a low widely sprawling 

 bush. 



Although Mr. Hric Muirs very complete and excellent tojite of type 

 material (from near Diapur) first drew my attention to this remarkable 

 wattle, he was not the first to coiled it A number <d earher collections had 

 reached I he Melbourne Herbarium where, Ibey were wrongly determined as 

 ".f. tvltetioidcs" — none of these, example* are in fruit, so the error is under- 

 standable, following are details of these previous ch\ lections ■ 



I Setviccion <Mt*s* Turner, l#8V~ ijmall frafmrn*). 



1- NMl (SB. F.ttty D'Atton ,tl/.VIM>7— now) Hwmi.ik mateiUI). 



*. Yarmc. ahoul 19 ntlfes iv.W. of ^hill tT £- 6co>vV- July 1V4A— 



H<iw»ring lraKmenl). 

 4. DiapUf, 0»» erav^Hy north* m ottr-nsmn of Caw-loir Ruint {.4. /. Hicti, 



Sept, 1949— fragments) . v 



