coriaceous, deciduous bracts. Peduncles erect, sliorter than the phyllodia. Capitula pediceUed, six- to ten-flowered.
Sepals iniuute, free, linear, ciUate at their blunt apices. Petals membranous. P ods pedieelled, 1 - 2 inches long,
4 inch broad, with a slender thickened margin, rather tortuous, blnnt at both ends, glaucous, transvei-scly septate;
vahes torulose, coriaceous. Seeds 4 inch long, smaU for the size of the pod, compressed, linear-oblong, at right
angles to the valve; funiculus much thickened; testa red-brown.— This is the eaiUest-floweriiig species of the
genus.
1 1 . Acacia crassiuscula (W en d l. D is s . 8 1 . t. 8 ) ; frutex glaberrimus, ramulis gracilibus acute
angulatis, phyllodiis lo n g e lineainbus sublanceolatisve mucronatis basi lo n g e angustatis crassiusculis marg
in a tis uninerviis, racemis phyllodio brevioribus, capitulis su b -2 0 -floris, sepalis late obcuneatis apice truncatis
puberulis connatis v . demum solu tis corolla paullo brevioribus, legum ine lineari.— B en th . in Lond.
■Journ. B o t. i. 3 5 6 . {Gunn, 1 9 5 7 .)
H a b . Flinders’ Islan d , Bass’ Straits, M illig a n .— (FI. F eb ., March.)
D i s t r i b . N ew Sou th W a le s and South-eastern Australia.
Yeiy similar indeed in foUage, habit, and general appearance to A . suaveolens, but a very different species ; the
branchlets being much more slender, acutely angled, and hardly compressed ; the scales o f the raceme, if ever
present, are much more deciduous ; the sepals are very broad, obeuneate and connate, tiU the flower is very old,
when they only partially separate ; and the pod is long, slender, and Uuear.
1 2 . Aca cia vernieiflua (A . Cunn. in F ie ld . N . S. W a le s, 3 4 4 ) ; frutex v . arbuscula glaberrima,
ramulis sulcatis angulatis, phyllodiis viscosis lineari- v. ob longo-lanceolatis utrinque angustatis acutis calloso
mucronatis rectis faleatisve binerviis (rarius uninerviis) venis obscuris, pedunculis brevibus monocephalis,
capitubs multifloris, legum ine anguste lineari e longato planiusculo glabro marginato, valvis coriaceis,_
seminibns lineari-oblongis compressis.— B en th . in Lond. J o um . B o t. i. 3 6 1 ; Hooh. B o t. M a g . t. 3 2 6 6 . A.
graveolens, A . Cunn. in B o n Gard. B ic t. ii. 4 0 4 ; L o d d . B o t. Cab. 1 . 1 4 6 0 ; B o t. M a g . t. 3 2 7 9 . A. virgata,
L o d d . B o t. Cab. 1 . 1 2 4 6 . {Gv.nn, 4 7 9 .)
H a b . Common in many parts o f th e Islan d , e specially about Hobarton ; also at St. Patrick’s River,
Lau n c eston , and near Yorktown, Gunn.— (FI. Sept.) («. v.)
D i s t r i b . N ew South W a le s and South-eastern Australia. (Cultivated in England.)
A large shrub or small tree 10—20 feet high, forming thickets in many places, remarkable for the abundance
o f viscid matter exuded by the leaves and young branches. Eveiywhere quite glabrous.— Branchlets slender, angled.
Phyllodia naiTow, Hnear-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 2 - 3 inches long, 4 inch broad, acute, iiaiTowed at both ends,
two-nerved, one of them obHque, rarely one-nerved. Capitula soHtary, on short axillary peduncles, many-flowered.
Calyx broadly campanulate, pubescent, five-toothed; teeth blunt. P eta ls twice as long as the calyx. Ovary
pubescent. Pods linear, as long as the phyHodia, but much narrower, somewhat undulate ; valves coriaceous. Seeds
with a dark brown shining testa, Hnear-oblong, paraUel to the pod.
1 3 . Acacia stricta (W illd . Sp. PI. iv. 1 0 5 2 ) -, frutex glaberrimus subresinosus, ramulis angulatis,
phyllodiis lon g e e t late linearibus lineari-oblongis lanceolatisve basi lon g e angustatis apice obtusis g la n d u liferis
V. obscure mucronatis retusisve uninerviis (rarius nervo altero laterali) penniveniis, pedunculis brevibus
axillaribus monocephalis, capitulis multifloris, legumine anguste lineari marginato, valvis subtorulosis,
seminibus lineari-oblongis compressis.— B en th . in Lond. Journ. B o t. i. 3 6 2 ; A n d r. B o t. R ep . t. 5 3 ; Hook.
B o t. M a g . t. 1 1 2 1 ; L o d d . B o t. Cab. t. 9 9 . A . emarginata, Wendl. B is s . 2 7 . {Gunn, 2 0 5 , 4 7 8 , 8 0 1 .)
H a b . Common th roughout the Colony in dry soil, Gunn, etc.— (FI. Sept. Oct.) {v. v.)
D i s t r ib . N ew Sou th W a le s and South-eastern Australia. (Cultivated in E ngland.)
A shrub 2 -3 feet high, with creeping roots, forming large patches, variable in habit and foHage; quite
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glabrous, and rather viscous at times. Branches angled, Phyllodia 2 -4 inches long, about 4 inch broad, narrow
linear-lanceolate or oblong, narrowed below fi-om above the middle; point blunt, mucronate or retuse, often obliquely
notched, one-nerved, or with a second lateral nerve, and many distinct obHque veins. Capitula many-flowered, on
short, stout axiHary peduncles. Calyx, corolla, and ovanj quite similar to those of A . vernieiflua. Pods linear, very
slender, ivith rather membranous valves, and smaU, oblong, compressed seeds, paraUel to tlic pod, and covered with
a red-brown testa, smaller than those o f A . vernieiflua.— This plant is easily distinguished from A . vernieiflua by
the one-nerved phyllodia and very distinct close-set fine veins, also by tbe much smaHer pod, with more membranous
valves and smaUer seeds. Gunn remarks tbat it seldom fruits.
§ 4. B r a c i iy b o t r YjE, Bentli.— Stems not winged. Stipules obsolete. Phyllodia three- or many-ncrved, reticulated
with parallel veins, not pungent, linear-elongated. Peduncles simple or racemose.
14. Acacia melanoxylon (Br. Hor t. K ew. ed. 2 , iii. 4 6 2 ) ; arbor glaberrima, ramulis angulatis,
p hyllodiis falcato-oblongis sublanceolatisve retusis obtusis acutisve basi lon g e angustatis coriaceis multinerviis
crebre venulosis, racemis brevibus 1 -4 -c ep h a lis , capitulis dense multifloris, legum in e lato-lineari piano
arcuato glabro margimbus incrassatis, seminibus oblongis funiculo b is replicato circumdatis.— Benth. in
Lon d . Journ. B o t. \. 887-, Wend. B is s . t. 8 ; B o t. M a g . 1 . 1 8 5 9 ■, L o d d . B o t. Cab. t. 8 8 0 . A . arcuata,
P I . N . H . 4 5 9 . {Gunn, 2 0 1 , 2 0 1 ?)
H a b . A bundant throughout th e Island, in various localities, Gunn, e tc .— (El. Oct.) {v. v.)
D i s t r i b . N ew South W a le s and South-eastern Australia. (Cultivated iu E ngland.)
A tree, rarely forming a bush, or flowering when young and before it has become a fuU-sized tree.—Branches
rather stout, covered with brown bark; twigs slender, angled. Phyllodia 2 -5 inches long, falcate, narrow oblong
or oblong-lanceolate or elHptical-lanceolate, blunt, short or retuse, coriaceous, many-nerved, with slender, flne,
reticulated veins. Peduncles axillary, short, stout, branched sparingly. Flowers in spherical capitula, numerous.
Calyx broadly campanulate, truncate, obtusely flve-tootbed. Sepals connate, obovate-cuneate, with truncate
thickened pubescent apices, one-thud shorter tban the corolla. Fods Hnear, elongated, cuiwed, 2 inches long,
4 broad, with a thick margin, glaucous; valves eoriaceous. Seeds smaH, oblong, pai-aUel to the p o d ; testa jet-black,
sh in in g; funiculus forming serpentine coils that completely encircle the seed, first passing from the placenta to
the apex o f the seed, then reflected to the placenta, and passing up the opposite side, being again reflected to its
point of insertion to the se ed ; thus forming a double rim on either side of the s e ed : and it is o f a pale red coloiu.
§ 5. JuLIFER.R, Benth.— Stems not winged. Stipules obsolete. Phyllodia narrow, many- (w A. linearis sometimes
one-) nerved; veins parallel, rarely reticulate. Inflorescence spicate.
1 5 . Acacia linearis (Sims, B o t. Mag. t. 2 1 5 6 ) ; frutex g racilis glaberrimus, ramis angulatis junioribus
puberulis, phyllodiis lo u g e et anguste linearibus muticis v. v ix mucronatis 1 -3 -n e r v iis nervo medio
prominente lateralibus obscuris basi lon g e angustatis, spicis gracilibus interruptis phyllodio multo brevioribus
glabris, legumine anguste lineari in tu s con tin u e .— B en th . in L on d. Journ. B o t. i. 3 7 1 ; Lo d d . B ot.
Cadj. t. 5 9 5 . H . loiigissima, Wendl. B is s . t. I I ; B o t. Reg. t. 6 8 0 . {Gunn, 6 7 7 .)
H a b . Circular Head, in one sp o t only, Gunn.— (FI. N o v .)
D i s t r ib . N ew South Wale s. (Cultivated in England.)
This appears to be a veiy rare Tasmanian plant, and has never been found in fruit. Ylr. Gunn, who alone
has gatliercd it, says that he has seen a very few bushes of it, wliich have since been burnt down; and as the place
where they grew has been fenced in, aud turned to a pasturage, it is probable that it ndll become extinct there.—
A small bush, 3 -5 feet high, ivith slender inclined stem, and long, v eiy iiaiTOiv phyllodia, whicb are pendulous or point
in various directions. Young branches angled, glabrous, slender. Phyllodia 4 - 8 inches long, not 4 inch broad, coriavoL.
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