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75576 to 75655— Continued. 



75532. Acacia decora Reichenb. 



A shrub with spatulate phyllodes 2 inches 

 long and numerous racemes made up of 

 globular heads of small flowers. Native to 

 Queensland, Australia. 



75533. Acacia decurrens Willd. 



Green wattle. 



A handsome Australian -tree with light- 

 green foliage and axillary racemes of bright- 

 yellow flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 74422. 



75534. Acacia decurrens leichhardtii 

 Benth. 



This form of the green wattle differs from 

 the common one in having smaller and 

 narrower leaflets and spreading hairs. 

 Native to Australia. 



75535. Acacia decurrens pauciglandu- 

 losa F. Muell. 



A form of the green wattle with fewer 

 glands on the petioles and with softer pub- 

 escence than the usual form. 



75588. Acacia difformis R. T. Baker. 



A glabrous tree up to 30 feet high, native 

 to New South Wales, Australia. The 

 phyllodes are oblanceolate, coriaceous, and 

 3 to 8 inches long, and the small globular 

 heads of flowers are in racemes. 



75587. Acacia discolor Willd. 



For previous introduction and description 

 see No. 75537. 



75588. Acacia doratoxylon A. Cunn. 



A tree up to 20 feet high, native to New 

 South Wales, Australia. The phyllodes are 

 linear-lanceolate and falcate, and the flowers 

 are in axillary cylindrical spikes. 



75589. Acacia falcata Willd. 



A'.tree, 20 to 30 feet high, with few slender 

 branches and small, yellow flowers in dainty 

 spherical clusters on racemes borne in the 

 axils of dark glossy green falcate leaves. 

 Thejtimber is hard, heavy, and tough. 



For previous introduction see No. 48044. 



75590. Acacia flexifolia A. Cunn. 



A shrubby acacia, native to New South 

 Wales, Australia, with terete branches, 

 numerous linear phyllodes slightly bent near 

 the base, and small globular heads of flowers 

 on short stems. 



75591. Acacia glaucescens Willd. 



An Australian tree up to 50 feet high, 

 with flowers in axillary spikes 1 to 2 inches 

 long. The branchlets and phyllodes are 

 covered with a gray pubescence, giving an 

 ashy hue. 



75592. Acacia hakeoides A. Cunn. 



A tall glabrous shrub, native to New 

 South W T ales, Australia, with narrow oblong 

 phyllodes 5 inches long and short racemes 

 of globular flower heads. 



75593. Acacia homalophylla A. Cunn. 



A small Australian tree which grows on 

 the saltbush flats and in the bleakest and 

 most arid localities wherever frost is not 

 severe. The hard heavy wood is used in the 

 manufacture of tobacco pipes, in cabinet - 

 making, and for many other articles. 



For previous introduction see No. 48045. 



75576 to 75655— Continued. 



75594. ACACIA JUNIPERINA Willd. 



Prickly wattle . 



An Australian shrub, 8 to 12 feet high, 

 with numerous gracefully drooping branches 

 covered with short hairs, and beautiful 

 clusters of flowers. The wood is white and 

 tough. 



For previous introduction see No. 48047. 



75595. Acacia koa hawaiiensis Rock. 



A valuable timber tree up to 60 feet high, 

 native to the Hawaiian Islands. The falcate 

 phyllodes are 5 inches long, and the flowers 

 are borne in short racemes. The wood takes 

 a high polish. 



75596. Acacia leptoclada A. Cunn. 



A glabrous shrub with compound leaves 

 made up of oblong coriaceous leaflets one- 

 twelfth of an inch long and small flower 

 heads in racemes longer than the leaves. 

 Native to New South Wales, Australia. 



75597. Acacia linearis Sims. 



A straggly Australian shrub, sometimes 

 20 feet high, with phyllodes, slender as pine 

 needles, 4 to 8 inches long, and loose inter- 

 rupted spikes of flowers. The wood is used 

 for furniture. 



75598. Acacia lineata A. Cunn. 



A bushy shrub with pubescent terete 

 branches, native to Australia. The linear 

 phyllodes are less than an inch long, and the 

 flowers are solitary. 



75599. Acacia mcnuttiana Hort. 



75600. Acacia microcarpa F. Muell. 



A low Australian shrub, 2 to 5 feet high, 

 the young shoots of which are covered with 

 a golden pubescence. The linear-lanceolate, 

 coriaceous phyllodes are falcate and less than 

 2 inches long. The flowers are borne in small 

 heads in pairs on short stems. 



75601. Acacia obtusata Sieb. 



A tall glabrous shrub native to New South 

 Wales. The oblong-linear phyllodes are 2 

 to 3 inches long, and the small flower heads 

 are borne in dense racemes. 



75602. Acacia penninervis Sieb. 



A tall Australian shrub or small tree 

 which endures comparatively low tempera- 

 tures. The phyllodes are narrow and sickle 

 shaped, and the pale-yellow flowers are in 

 short racemes. The bark is said to contain 

 18 per cent of tannic acid. 



For previous introduction see No. 65718. 



. Acacia polybotrya foliolosa Benth. 



A tall shrub, native to New South Wales, 

 which has softly pubescent compound leaves 

 and numerous small flower heads in racemes 

 longer than the leaves, the terminal ones 

 forming a panicle. 



75604. Acacia pulchella R. Br. 



A handsome shrub with slender branches 

 armed with spines and feathery compound 

 leaves. The flowers are in small heads on 

 axillary peduncles. Native to Western 

 Australia. 



75805. Acacia rubida A. Cunn. 



A tall glabrous shrub with angular branch- 

 lets, native to New South Whales. The 

 falcate-lanceolate phyllodes are 3 inches long, 

 and the small heads of flowers are in n 

 shorter than the phyllodes. 



