ACACIA SEEDLINGS. 147 
Nos. 3 and 4. Abruptly bipinnate, sometimes with two 
pairs of pinnee, petiole 1°2 to 2°5 em., with gland, glabrous; 
leaflets five to nine pairs, on No. 4 up to 1°1 cm. long, 4mm. 
broad, upperside green, underside paler, venation distinct; 
rachis 2 to 4°8 cm. 
Nos. 5 and 6. Abruptly bipinnate, often with two pairs 
of pinne, petiole 2 to 4 cm., with gland towards base and 
sometimes also at base of terminal pair of pinne, glabrous; 
leaflets eight and nine pairs, up to 1°3 cm. long, 4 mm. 
broad, basal pair small, upperside dark green, underside 
pale green; rachis 4 to 5°6 cm. 
Nos. 7t010. Abruptly bipinnate, with from two to four 
pairs of pinne, petiole 3 to 7°5 cm., with terminal seta; 
leaflets nine to thirteen pairs, up to 1°5 cm. long, 5 mm. 
broad; rachis 3°5 to 8 cm. 
On a plant 5 feet high, with sometimes seven pairs of 
pinnee, the petiole may be 8 cm. long, with one, and ina 
few cases two glands, the common petiole reaching 27°5 
cm. and the pinne up to 18-cm. long; leaflets lanceolate- 
acuminate, underside pale green, minutely silky, sometimes 
eighteen pairs, up to 3°6 cm. long, 8 mm. broad. 
On a mature tree a leaflet may reach 8 cm. (34 inches) 
' long, and 1 cm. broad. This species appears to produce 
the largest leaflet of any in the genus Acacia. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 
: Puate II. 
Acacia tetragonophylla F.v.M. 
1. Cotyledons, pinnate leaf, bipinnate leaves and _ phyllodes. 
Broken Hill, (E, C. Andrews). 
. Pod and seeds. 
Acacia verticillata Willd. 
Cotyledons and pinnate leaf, Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 
. Pinnate leaf, bipinnate leaves and phyllodes. 
. Pod and seeds. 
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