476 J. H. MAIDEN. 



The seeds of the new species have a double funicle com- 

 pletely surrounding them; those of A, penninervis have a 

 shorter funicle. Bentham (B. PI. ii, 362) says, " funicle 

 long, dilated and coloured nearly from the base, extending 

 round the seed and bent back on the same side, so as to 

 encircle it in a double fold." 



I have not been able to confirm Bentham's observations 

 in this respect. In the specimens belonging to the typical 

 form that I have been able to examine, the funicle has 

 hardly extended half round the seed. In var. falciformis 

 I have observed funicles that I cannot distinguish from 

 those of the normal form and, in addition, doubly folded 

 funicles extending more than half way round the seed, but 

 never doubly encircling funicles as in A. Mabellce. 



The seedlings of the two species may be briefly contrasted 

 as follows: — the phyllodes of the former are shorter and 

 very much broader and have a distinct venation. 



Uninerves (Racemosse). 

 3. Acacia Flocktonl<e n. sp. 



Frutex gracilis 6-12' altus, habitu debile pendulo, ramulis 

 teretibus glabris. Phyllodiis lineari-lanceolatis, 6-8 cm. longis, 

 circa 3 mm. latis, in apicem acutum attenuatis, basin versus 

 angustatis, nervo principale medio paullo remote-, glandula basin 

 versus phyllodise. Floribus in racemis folia superantibus, rhache 

 glabro, capitulis 25 - 30 floris, calyce turbinata paullo lobata* 

 angulata, glabra praeter angulos et apicem. Petalis glabris, 

 sepalis dimidio aequilongis, pistillo glabro. Legumine stipitato, 

 valvarum marginibus paullo incrassatis, piano plerumque recto, 

 6-11 cm. longo 6 mm. lato, valvis inter semina contractis sed non 

 moniliformibus, seminibus longitudinaliter dispositis, funiculo 

 semen bis vel saepius circumcingente. Species A. rubidce A. Cunn., 

 proxima videtur. 



