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tectis. Phyllodiis longis angusto-lanceolatis apice obtuso, ad 30 

 cui. longis et longioribus, circa 1 cm. latis. Nervis mediis mar- 

 ginalibusque prominentibus, lateralibus obscurissimis. Glandula 

 non conspicua basi 1 cm. remota. Inflorescentia racemosa, capi- 

 tulis circa 9-13 floris. Calyce corollae aequilonga, calyce trun- 

 cata vel fere truncata. Sepalorum apicibus pubescentibus, petalis 

 glabris, pistillo laeve. Legumine longiusculo latiusculoque (circa 

 13 x 1 cm.) subfalcato, seminibus longitudinaliter dispositis; 

 seminis filiforme funiculo semen bis circumcingente, in clavatum 

 arillum apice seminis terminante. Species A. retinodes Schlecht, 

 proxima videtur. 



An umbrageous tree of moderate height (up to 30 feet), 

 with a trunk diameter up to a foot. Branchlets angular. 

 The young shoots and the rhachises of the inflorescence 

 densely covered with short, golden-yellow hairs. The bark 

 of young growing trees is usually glaucous. 



Seedling. The seedling will be described by Mr. R. H. 

 Oambage in his papers on Acacia seedlings, but its differ- 

 ences from that of A. penninervis and A. rubida may be 

 briefly stated in the following words: the young phyllodes 

 of A. Mabellce are longer and much narrower than those of 

 the other two species, and the venation is quite distinct 

 from either. 



Phyllodes. Long narrow-lanceolate and slightly falcate. 

 Up to 20 cm. and even longer. Width for the greater por- 

 tion of the length about 1 cm. Rather thin in texture, 

 blunt-pointed. Mid- and marginal-veins prominent, the 

 lateral veins very faint, though visible under a lens, spread- 

 ing. A not very conspicuous gland about 1 cm. from the 

 base, the margin of which is slightly kinked at the place 

 of the gland, and from which a rudimentary oblique vein 

 sometimes proceeds. No stipules observed. 



Inflorescence racemose, the flowers borne in profusion, 

 of a pale yellow colour, and sweet-scented. 



