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weed, Cotton-weed, American Hemp* Indian Hemp-, Mormon- 

 weed, Pie-miirker, Pie-print, Sheep-weed, Velvet-weed. Plants 

 especial] y jiowers, mucilaginous like Altliaea. 



b. A. Indiciiiii Don, India, and other species have similar proper- 

 ties. 



7. ACACIA, Adans. Acacia, Wattle (^ Australia). Mimosaceae. 

 The Greek name, meaning "thorny." Trees and shrubs. 

 About 4")0 species, mostly sub-tropical, especially of Africa and 

 Australia; 16 in U. S. 



a. A. Arabica (Lam.) AVilld.( Mimosa Arabica Lam. The species 



probably includes also A. Adansonii Guil. cV: Per., A. Nilolica 

 Delile and A. vera Willd. ). India to Senegambia. Egyptian 

 (ium Arabic tree, Egyptian Thorn. Vernacular names are Kikar 

 and Babur. Bark, (Babul, Babulah or Baboot bark) astrin- 

 gent, used in tanning as are the pods ( nebneb). The tree is the 

 probable source of gum Mogador, called also Morocco and Bar- 

 bary gum. See (k. ) The tree produces also lac. See Croton 

 aromaticus. 



b. A. Catechu (L. f.) Willd. (Mimosa Catechu L. f . ) East 



Indies and Ceylon, nat. in Jamaica Catechu tree. Extract pre- 

 pared j'r am the wood is the Catechu of medicine and the cutch of 

 tannery also called cashoo and gambir*; Citechul • S. P., P. G. , 

 Terra jauonica, Catechu nigrum; (xer. Katechu, Pegukatechu; 

 Fr. Cachou de Pegu, Cashcuttie (Codex). A powerful astring- 

 ent. 



c. A. deciirrens Willd. Australia. Black Wattle-tree. Bark as- 



tringent, used in tanning and for making a variety of cutch or 

 terra japouica. The tree yields also a fair quality of gum, 

 (Australian gum, Wattle gum). 



d. A. Fariiesiana Willd. (A. Indica Desv. "i. Tropical and sub- 



tropical America, Texas to California, also cult, in Europe. 

 Cassie, Cassia-flower tree, Sponge tree, Hui^ache (Texas), 

 Matitas (Mexico.), Kalu (Hawaii), Opopanax*. ' Flon-ers, 

 much used in perfumery. Shrub also yields gum. 



e. A. steiiocsirpa Ilochst. .Abyssinia and Nubia. Source of Suakin 



or Savakiu gum, called also Suak, Talha and Talca gum. 



f. A. (ilregsrii A. Gray. Texas to Mexico. One of the plants 



which yields lac. See Croton aromaticus. 



g. A. lloinal(»ph}ila Cunningham. Australia. Myall., A'iolet- 



wood. Wood fragrant, used for tobacco-pipes, etc. 



h. A. horrida Willd. South Africa. Doom-boom (i. e. Thorn- 

 tree) Karra-doorn, Karoo Thorn. Source of the Cape gum. 

 Bark used in tanuing. 



i. A. melanoxyloii R. Br. Southeastern Australia. Black-wood 

 tree. Light wood*. Wood valuable for cabinet work. 



