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Mr. Brown gives the life of this tree at from ten to twelve years, and states 
that it may he stripped from the sixth to the ninth year, according to circumstances. 
It lives longer in sandy soils than in clay ones. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE 107. 
A. Flowering branch. 
B. Flower-head. 
c. Individual bud. 
d. Flower. 
e. Bract. 
f. Flower, opened out, showing— 
(a) Calyx. 
(b) Corolla. 
(c) Stamens. 
(d) Pistil. 
G. Pods. 
H. Seed. 
Photographic illustrations of Acacia pycnantha 
1. Rather large tree, National Park, Belair, n^ar Adelaide (W. Gill, photo.). 
2. Ordinary growth, National Park, Belair, near Adelaide (W. Gill, photo.). 
3. Cultivated tree, Burwood Park, near Sydney (R. H. Cambage, photo.). 
4. Bark Dep&t, Balhannah, Mt. Lofty Range, near Adelaide (John Reid ifc Sons). 
5. Stack of Bark, Echunga, Mt. Lofty Range, near Adelaide (John Reid ife Sons). 
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