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48035 to 48075— Continued. 



48041. Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. Mimosacese. 



A shrub 6 to 10 feet in height, from southwestern Australia. The 

 flowers are in dense globular heads and the pods are flat, coriaceous, 

 and twisted. The black spherical seeds are encircled in double folds by a 

 thickened and richly colored funicle. This shrub is used in South 

 Africa for fixing drift sand on seashores. (Adapted from Mueller, 

 Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 3, and Bentham, Flora Australiensis, 

 vol. 2, p. 388.) 



48042. Acacia elongata Sieber. Mimosacese. 



This slender curved-leaved acacia is a graceful species frequent on 

 the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. It has drooping angular 

 branches, and the younger ones are green and glabrous. The phyllodia 

 are long and linear and bear clusters of peduncled globose heads of 

 deep-yellow flowers in their axils. These clusters, which so profusely 

 cover the leafy branches even to the tips, make this a remarkably orna- 

 mental plant. It is especially suitable for damp sandy land. (Adapted 

 from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, p. 3337.) 



48043. Acacia Extensa Lind. Mimosacese. 



A graceful shrub from Western Australia, with smooth 4-angled 

 branches and very long, pointed leaves (phyllodia). The erect racemes, 

 6 to 9 inches long, are very leafy with scythe-shaped leaves between the 

 flower heads. (Adapted from Edwards, Botanical Register, vol. 23, 

 app. p. 15.) 



48044. Acacia falcata Willd. Mimosaceae. 



A tree 20 to 30 feet in height, with few slender branches and small 

 yellow flowers in dainty spherical clusters on racemes borne in the axils 

 of the dark glossy-green falcate leaves. The bark is important for 

 tanning. The timber, which is sometimes called " lignurn-vitae," has 

 yellow sapwood and light-brown heartwood ; it is hard, heavy, and tough, 

 and is much prized for stock-whip handles and for bending for coach- 

 building purposes. The tree is an excellent one for raising a woody 

 vegetation on drift sand. (Adapted from Maiden, Useful Native Plants 

 of Australia, p. 355, Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 5, and 

 Loddiges, Botanical Cabinet, vol. 12, pi. 1115.) 



48045. Acacia homalophylla A. Cunn. Mimosaceae. 



A small tree, abundant on the barren heaths of the interior of New 

 South Wales, where it is one of the " spearwoods " of the natives. In 

 Victoria, it grows on the saltbush flats and yields the close-grained, 

 prettily marked myall wood. The gum is eaten ; and the hard, heavy 

 wood is used for boomerangs. On account of its solidity and fragrance, 

 this dark-brown wood is much sought after for turners' work. Perhaps 

 its most extensive use is in the manufacture of tobacco pipes. It is well 

 adapted for cabinetmaking purposes; and fancy articles, such as rulers 

 and napkin rings, are often made from it. It will grow in the bleakest 

 and most arid localities wherever frost is not severe. (Adapted from 

 Maiden, Useful Native Plants of Australia, p. 357 ; Mueller, Select Extra- 

 Tropical Plants, p. 6; and Bailey, Queensland Flora, pt. 2, p. .£.95.) 



48046. Acacia juncifolia Benth. Mimosaceae. 

 A tall shrub with slender branches and long needlelike leaves (phyllodia) 



tipped with a sharp point. The short peduncles are solitary or in pairs 



