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To this request I obtained assistance from the following :— 
1. Mr. D. E. Fraser, then Inspector of Schools, Broken Hill (now of Yass). He very kindly 
communicated with several teachers in his district. 
2. Mr. O’Reilly, teacher, Public School, White Cliffs. 
3. Mr. C. J. Ivey, teacher, Public School, Milparinka. 
4. Mr. Andrew C. Loder, Assistant Forester, Broken Hill, who sent specimens from Kars, some 
40 miles south-east of Broken Hill. 
The specimens supplied by these gentlemen enable me to refer this Wattle 
to a broad-leaved (pbyllode) form of Acacia rigens. The typical form of the 
species has linear-phyllodes as figured. 
Botanical Name. — Acacia , already explained (see Part XV, p. 104) ; 
rigens , Latin, stiff* or on end, as one’s hair is said to stand. This, while appropriate 
to all forms of the species, is particularly appropriate when applied to the typical 
form. 
Vernacular Names. —The typical form is known as “Needle-bush.” The 
broader-leaved forms go under the name of “Nealie” (spelled also “Nelia” or 
“ Nilyali ”). We have a number of Needle-bushes, some of them Wattles, some of 
them Hakeas, Grevilleas, and even other genera. I, therefore, have proposed the 
name “ Nealie ” for the species generally. 
Aboriginal Names. —The name “Nealie,” quoted under “Vernacular 
Names ” is, I believe, of aboriginal origin, but I have no information concerning it. 
Synonym. — A. clioy'dophylla, P.v.M., in Linncea , xxvi, 612, and PI. Viet. 
ii, 11. 
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Leaves. — I have already drawn attention to the variation in the width of the 
leaves (phyllodes). The broader forms are; some of them, beautifully silvery, 
rendering their foliage highly ornamental. The shrub or small tree is accordingly 
well worthy of cultivation, for that reason alone, in the drier parts of the State. 
Fruits. —Note the pendulous seeds. 
Bark. —It is stringy, flaky, and of no economic value. 
Bark from an old tree, from near Hay, N.S.W., yielded the author 6‘26 per 
cent, of tannic acid and 19 - 05 per cent, of extract.—( Proc. Bog. Soc. N.S. TV., 1887, 
p. 88.) 
It consists of but little else than layers of fibre. 
Timber. —Dark-coloured rich brown, much resembling that of Myall; of 
pleasant though not strong odour. Useful for such purposes as tool-handles, but 
this timber is of limited employment because of its small size. 
Size. —A shrub or small tree. I have never seen it more than 20 feet high. 
