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ACACIA mollissima. 
Handsome soft Acacia. 
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Linnean Class und Order. POLYGAMIA MONCECIA., 
Natural Order. LEGUMINOSZ. DC. prodr. 2. p. 93. 
Subordo IIT. seu Ordinis.—-Tribus VIII. MIMOSE. DC.1. ¢, 2. p. 424. 
ACACIA. Supra fol. 6. 
Sect. LV. Foliis bipinnatis, floribus in capitula globosa collectis. GLoBIFLOR. 
DC. 1. c. p. 460. 
§ 2. INERMES—** Antheris glabris, stigmate simplici. Julibrissine. 
A. mollissima, inermis, ramis petiolisque angulatis pubescentibus, pinnis 8-18-jugis ; 
foliolis 30-40-jugis linearibus obtusis confertis glabriusculis, glandula inter pinnas 
omnes, capitulis pedicellatis secis pedunculum axillarem racemosis. 
Acacia mollissima. Wellden, enum, 2. p. 1053. Link enum. 2. p.445. DC. prodr, 2. p. 470. 
n,. 221. Swt. hort. brit. p. 102. 

A stiff upright bushy shrub : branches slightly angular, thickly 
clothed with a dense soft pubescence or short hairs, which wear off 
by age. Leaves with 8 to 18 pair of pinne ; leaflets from 30 to 
40 pair, crowded, linear, obtuse, clothed with a short yellow pube- 
scence when young, but soon becoming smooth. Petioles and 
rachis angular, densely clothed with short hairs; a little below 
each pair of pinne is a large flattish gland, that is decurrent 
down the stalk. Stzpules very small, becoming black by age. 
Flowers of a golden yellow, fragrant, almond-scented, in glo- 
bular heads, which are on simple or compound racemes, lower 
racemes compound or paniculate, the upper ones simple, dense- 
ly crowded together. Flower-stems densely clothed with short 
soft hairs. Bractes very short and small, ovate, acute, black or 
dark brown. Pedicles pubescent. Heads globular, many-flow- 
ered. Calyz slightly 5-lobed. Petals 5,ovate, erect. Stamens 
numerous, filaments and anthers bright yellow. 
Our drawing of this handsome and sweet-scented species was 
made the beginning of last May, at the Nursery of Mr. Joseph 
