NOTES ON ACACIA. 2 1 9' 



furrowed, flaky-fibrous, almost stringy. Timber long-grained, 

 splits readily; brown with a tinge of red, and with a pleas- 

 ing figure. 



Glabrous, sometimes witli an ashy hue, branclilets at 

 first acutely angular, but soon terete, except for the decur- 

 rent processes from the bases of the phyllodes. 



Phyllodia narrow-lanceolate, falcate, shortly acuminate, 

 and often with oblique or recurved points, 12 to 15 cm. loug, 

 5 mm. to 1 cm. broad, narrowed towards the base, moder- 

 ately thick, with numerous fine parallel nerves, the central 

 one more prominent. 



Spikes shortly pedunculate, solitary or clustered, 5-6 

 cm. long, narrow, interrupted. Flowers mostly 5-merous. 



Calyx shallow, sinuate-toothed, not half as long as the 

 corolla, densely hairy. Petals revolute, with slightly 

 prominent midribs. Ovary densely hairy. 



Pods shortly stipitate (stipes under 1 cm.), linear, straight 

 or nearly so, 3 or 4 mm. wide and 10 or 11 cm. long, convex 

 over the seeds, somewhat contracted between them, the 

 valves somewhat thick and woody. 



Seeds ovoid, with a small areole, longitudinal, the funicle 

 bent twice and dilated intoa small cup-shaped basilar arillus 

 under the seed. 



Type from Mount Rose, Eidsvold, Queensland (Dr. T. L„ 

 Bancroft, No. 14). 



Speaking of the local trees, Dr. Bancroft says — " In a 

 big forest of Lancewood, the average would be nine inches, 

 some twelve or over. The wood is very brittle and splits 

 so readily as not to be of much use as a cabinet wood or 

 for making boxes etc. The saplings are used for outsheds, 

 fowl houses, last well in the ground and are not attacked 

 by white ants. Wood has no smell. Splinters are said to 

 cause bad and painful wounds. I have heard it said that a 



