Hermaph. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5 or more. Pointal 1. A Pod.
Male. Empalement 5-toothed. Blossom 5-cleft. Chives 5-10, or more.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.
Mimosa, foliis sparsis suberectis angustissime linearibus.
Mimosa, with scattered erectish very narrow linear leaves.
Mimosa linifolia. Ventenat Plantes Nouvelles, tab. 2.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement and blossom magnified.
2.The empalement detached and magnified.
3.A chive magnified.
4. The seed-bud and pointal magnified
The Mimosa linifolia is a native of New South Wales, from whence it was introduced to this country several years ago.
It has been considered in the gardens as a new species, and is known under the name of pinifolia; but as it has been recently named linifolia, by M. Ventenat in his Plantes Nouvelles, from plants which we believe were sent to France from England, we have adopted the latter name.