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CASSELL'S POPULAE GAEDENINQ. 



A. cuUriformis. — One of the most beautifal species. 

 'The name implies that the leaves, or phyllodes, re- 

 semhle in form the blade of a knife, hut it is a very 

 short blade. They are bluish-green in colom-, and 

 ^terminate in a sharp bristle-like point. Flowers 



A. Jloribunda. — Phyllodes three to six inches long, 

 linear, tapering at each end, light green. As its 

 name implies, very floriferous. Spikes long, bear- 

 ing a profusion of its rich yellow flowers during 

 May and June. 



Fire King. 



Abutilons. 



Vexillaruim (variegated). 



are produced in long racemes in great profusion, 

 globose, and rich yellow. Spring and early summer. 



A. Di'ummondii. — This forms a dense and compact 

 shrub, and if only one species of Acacia can be ac- 

 commodated in a collection, this should be the one 

 selected. The leaves are pinnate, and dark green ; 

 flowers, straw-colour, and borne on long cylindri- 

 cal spikes in great abundance. Spring and early 

 summer. 



A. grandis. — This and A. grandiflora are very 

 similar plants, if not one and the same species. It 

 is a dwarf, compact, twiggy plant, with small dark 

 green pinnate leaves. The globular heads of yellow 

 flowers are furnished with long petioles, or foot- 

 stalks, and thus the whole plant presents a mass of 

 golden-yellow bloom. One of the very best kinds. 

 Spring months. 



A. graveolens. — A fine, bold-growing plant, with 



