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ing habit which makes it very desirable for lawn planting. The golden spikes 

 bloom from February to May. The bark of this tree contains some tannin 

 and the wood is used for various purposes, having light, hard, and tough timber. 

 This is one of the most extensively planted species, and is one of the best, contain- 

 ing several varieties. 



Var. Sophorae — the pods of this are curled more, the leaves smaller, and it 

 blooms later than the true longifolia. It attains a height of twenty or thirty feet 

 in a few years. 



Figure 38. Acacia dealbata. 



Acacia dealbata 



(Figure 38) 



The silver wattle; very ornamental, and one of the best for street planting. It 

 has fern-like, glaucous foliage with golden yellow flowers which bloom profusely 

 in early spring. It is a rapid grower, and becomes fifty or sixty feet high. This 

 is largely planted in California, growing very fast when young. 



