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CHAPTER XVIII. 



A. longifolia. The latter is very hardy, but the odour 

 is disliked by some persons. 



At Grasse, Cannes, and elsewhere on the Kiviera, 

 the Acacia Farnesiana is extensively grown for the 

 sake of a perfume extracted from its golden-yellow 



Fig. 53. ACACIA DBALBATA. 



globular flower-heads. The French name is " Cassis." 

 It is a spinous shrub or small tree, with delicate 

 twice-pinnate leaf. This Acacia is abundant in the 

 deep depression of the Jordan valley, where it is 

 rendered conspicuous by a parasite allied to the 

 mistletoe. When this parasite is in flower the tree has 

 the appearance of being on fire. Hence it claims the 

 title of " Burning Bush." 



Another species worthy of mention is the Acacia 



