Acacia longifoliaAcacia tree with an ashy brown straight stem of between 3 and 6 meters in height; with lemon-coloured flowers and long; spear-shaped leaves. The flowers give off a faint odour similar to peach blossom; because of the presence of hydrocyanic acid. A native of New Holland (Australia). Introduced to Britain in 1792.Drawing by Ms. R. Mills; engraved by Nevitt. A branch in flower is shown in full colour; and an engraving at right depicts the full tree. Miss R. Mills (active 1836~1842): she was also the main illustrator for Knowles and Westcottfs The Floral Cabinet (1837-1842). Benjamin Maund's The Botanist was a five-volume series that introduced 250 new plants from 1836 to 1842. The series is notable for its many female artists: the plates were drawn by Maund's daughters Sarah and Eliza; Augusta Withers; Priscilla Bury; Jane Taylor; Miss R. Mills among others. The other characteristic is partial colouring - many of the finely detailed copperplate engravings are left with part of the flower and leaves uncoloured.