. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. .^4 CASSELL'S POPULAE GAEDENINQ. A. cuUriformis.—One of the most beautifal species. 'The name implies that the leaves, or phyllodes, re- semhle in form the blade of a knife, hut it is a very short blade. They are bluish-green in colom-, and ^terminate in a sharp bristle-like point. Flowers A. Jloribunda.—Phyllodes three to six inches long, linear, tapering at each end, light green. As its name implies, very floriferous. Spikes long, bear- ing a profusion of its rich yellow flowers during May and Fire King. Abutilons. Vexillaruim (variegated). ar
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. .^4 CASSELL'S POPULAE GAEDENINQ. A. cuUriformis.—One of the most beautifal species. 'The name implies that the leaves, or phyllodes, re- semhle in form the blade of a knife, hut it is a very short blade. They are bluish-green in colom-, and ^terminate in a sharp bristle-like point. Flowers A. Jloribunda.—Phyllodes three to six inches long, linear, tapering at each end, light green. As its name implies, very floriferous. Spikes long, bear- ing a profusion of its rich yellow flowers during May and Fire King. Abutilons. Vexillaruim (variegated). are produced in long racemes in great profusion, globose, and rich yellow. Spring and early summer. A. Di'ummondii.—This forms a dense and compact shrub, and if only one species of Acacia can be ac- commodated in a collection, this should be the one selected. The leaves are pinnate, and dark green; flowers, straw-colour, and borne on long cylindri- cal spikes in great abundance. Spring and early summer. A. grandis.—This and A. grandiflora are very similar plants, if not one and the same species. It is a dwarf, compact, twiggy plant, with small dark green pinnate leaves. The globular heads of yellow flowers are furnished with long petioles, or foot- stalks, and thus the whole plant presents a mass of golden-yellow bloom. One of the very best kinds. Spring months. A. graveolens.—A fine, bold-growing plant, with. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901; Fish, D. T. (David Taylor), 1824-1901. London ; New York : Cassell
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