152 R. H. CAMBAGE. 



Nos. 4 to 6 vertically flattened, No. 4 having a strong nerve 

 along lower margin, No. 5 having the nerve slightly 

 removed from the lower margin, No. 6. sometimes dilated 

 to 3 mm. broad with nerve just below centre of lamina, 

 faintly pilose, excurrent; leaflets four to eight pairs, under- 

 side reddish to red; rachis 9 mm. to 2*5 cm., glabrous or 

 with a few scattered hairs, stipules small acuminate scales. 



Nos. 7 and 8. These may be phyllodes or bipinnate, 

 petiole 1*3 to 1*9 cm., vertically flattened up to 3 mm. 

 broad, with marginal gland below middle, faintly pilose; 

 leaflets seven to eight pairs; rachis 1 to 1*4 cm. 



Nos. 9 to 20. Linear-lanceolate phyllodes, mucronate, 

 midrib prominent, from 2 to 2*5 cm. long, 3 to 4 mm. broad, 

 glabrous or with a few scattered hairs, margins nerve-like 

 and sometimes slightly ciliate, one or two glands on upper 

 margin. 



Acacia decora Reichb. "Western Silver Wattle." Seeds 

 from Rylstone and Tullamore, New South Wales. 

 (Plate VII, Numbers 1 to 3). 



Seeds black, oblong-oval to obovate, 4 to 5 mm. long, 2 

 to 2*5 mm. broad, 1 to 1*5 mm. thick. 



Hypocotyl terete, pale pink to brownish-red, 1*2 to 2*4 cm. 

 long, 1*5 to 2 mm. thick at base, *6 to 1 mm. at apex. 



Cotyledons sessile, auricled, oblong to oblong-oval, 5 to 

 6 mm. long, 3 to 3*5 mm. broad, upperside at first yellowish- 

 green, becoming green, underside from brownish-green to 

 reddish-brown, with raised central line. 



Stem terete, brown, glabrous. First internode *5 mm.; 

 second 1 to 2 mm.; third to fifth 2 to 6 mm.; sixth 2 to 4 mm. 



Leaves — No. 1. Abruptly pinnate, petiole 3 to 5 mm., 

 brownish-green to brownish-red, glabrous or with a few 

 scattered hairs; leaflets two to three pairs, oblong-acumin- 



