494 J. H. MAIDEN. 



specimen was obtained, and as special attention has only 



been drawn to this plant by me, and it could easily have 



been passed over in the bush for other plants, particularly 



when not in flower, all that remains is to be on the look 



out for it. 



Affinities. 



The affinity of this new species appears to be closest to 



A. Burkittii, but the final word in classification cannot be 



said until fresh spikes of flowers are available. At present, 



judging from the pods, it would appear that the spikes 



are arranged in a racemose manner, and that they are 



pedunculate. 



1. With A. Burkittii F.v.M. It is sharply separated 

 from A. Burkittii, which is glabrous. The phyllodes of A. 

 Burkittii are more rigid and more terete. The heads of 

 flowers in A. Burkittii are in pairs. The seeds are different. 



2. With A. cyperophylla F.v.M. Let us examine the 

 plate of A. cyperophylla F.v.M. in Mueller's "Iconography 

 of Australian Acacias, etc." The plate consists of three 

 twigs, and it is a remarkable statement for me to make 

 that each twig is probably a different species. 



(a) The central twig is typical A. cyperophylla F.v.M., 

 and I will explain matters in Part 60 of my "Forest Flora 

 of New South Wales." 



(b) The right hand twig is Acacia Currani Maiden, and 

 most (probably all) of the analytical drawings belong to 

 that species. 



(c) The left hand twig is probably A. Burkittii F.v.M. 

 (the "portions of phyllodia" alongside belong to A. Currani). 

 One cannot speak with certainty because the drawing does 

 not enable one to do so. 



Notes on Various Species. 

 a. Acacia crassiuscula Wendl. 

 (See under A. Flocktonice supra, p. 477.) 



