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Var. linearis Var. nov. 
The typical width of the phyllodes of the normal form is 2-2| lines, say 5 mm. 
But we have a form which seems to be fairly uniform, and which can be readily picked 
out. The phyllodes are mostly 2 mm. wide, but they are as broad as 3 mm. Tbe 
word stenophylla of course, means narrow leaved, and hence there is some difficulty 
in suggesting a descriptive name for a narrower form. 
Range (of Variety). 
The only two specimens so far seen by me are as far apart as western New 
South Wales and the Northern Territory. It is very likely that it has been passed 
over (particularly when not in flower or fruit) for Grevilleas, Hakeas, &c., and further 
search will bring to light many intermediate localities. 
NEW SOUTH WALES. 
'' River Cooba," Euabalong, Lachlan River, with unusually narrow phyllodes 
(R. H. Cambage). 
NORTHERN TERRITORY. 
Newcastle Waters (Prof. W. Baldwin Spencer, 1902). 
" Balkura " (native name; they eat the seeds). Lake Eyre. S.A. (Prof. 
Baldwin Spencer, September, 1903). 
EXPLANATION OP PLATE No. 242 (IN PART). 
A. Flowering twig. 
B. Flower head, 
c. Flower. 
D. Corolla opened out. 
E. Calyx. 
F. Ovary. 
0. Floral bract. 
H. Pod. 
1. Seed. 
K. Narrow phyllode of var. linearis. 
The length of the typical phyllode is 8-12 inches (" 8-10 inches long or almost 
a foor"). The figure in Mueller's "Iconography of Acacias" shows them rather 
longer than that, and those of my plate are shorter, because of the exigencies 
of space. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS. ' 
1. A. stenophylla in the immediate foreground, and Eucalyptus microtheca trees in the distance 
Tallacallarra Creek, 20 miles from Hergott Springs. (Walter Gill, photo.) 
2. " Gurralee," Mungindi district, New South Wales. (Kerry & Co., photo.) 
See under A. coriacea. 
