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way up, and are sometimes reflexed. Pistil smooth or 

 hoary. The pods of A. cyperophylla are thinner and smaller 

 than those of A. Grasbyi, but there is undoubtedly affinity 

 between them. 



The more important differences between A. Grasbyi and 

 A. pctlustris appear to be as follows: — The phyllodes of the 

 former are 4-5 cm. long, those of the latter 8 — 15 cm. long 

 &nd much more markedly striate, and somewhat thinner. 

 The spikes of A. Grasbyi have long peduncles; those of A. 

 palustris are shortly pedunculate. The species are sharply 

 separated by the truncate calyx of the former, as compared 

 with the spathulate sepals of the latter. 



The original type-specimen of A. palustris alone is known, 

 •and it would be desirable to obtain additional material of 

 it and field-notes. 



XIV. A. LONGIPHYLLODINEA n. Sp. 



Frutex crassus, rigidus, 6-8' altus, caule glauca. Phyllodiis 

 omnino glabris, fere 38 cm. longis, rigidissimis, teretibus crasse 

 striatis, aliis costis proniinentioribus quam aliis. Spicis plus quam 

 2 cm. longis, pedunculo 1 cm. Floribus 5-meris. Calyce truncato 

 vel semi-truncato, paulo lobato, corolla plus dimidio aequilongo, 

 apicibus crassatis, paucis nerviis sparse hirsutis. Petalis plus 

 dimidio longitudinis conjunctis, glabris. Pistillo laeve. Leguminibus 

 seminibusque non visis. 



A coarse wiry, rigid, glaucous stemmed shrub of six to 

 eight feet. Phyllodes quite glabrous, nearly 38 cm. (15 

 inches) long, very rigid, terete, coarsely striate, some ribs 

 more prominent than others. The attachment to the 

 branchlet not wrinkled, but decurrent and not articulated. 



Flower-spikes more than 2 cm. long, with a peduncle of 

 1 cm. (about f inch). The flowers closely packed in the 

 spike and 5-merous. Bract long and narrow with hairs 

 and a capitate head. Calyx truncate or semi-truncate, 



